2014 independence referendum
George Monbiot: Independent Scotland could show a way out of climate crisis
Author / Creator: Spowart, Nan
Media type: newspaper article
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George Monbiot interview highlights the need for mass mobilisation to combat climate change. The 2014 Scottish Independence movement provides a good example of how to create a mass movement in the 21st century.
Getting ahead of the curve What next for Scotland and the Union?
Author / Creator: ALUN EVANS
Media type: Lecture
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Alun Evans (formerly at the Scottish Office making the case for the Union) focuses on the hurly-burly of the 2014 referendum campaign, and his own suggestions for securing a long-term future for the Union. His solutions - full tax devolution, spending, domestic policy, and energy policy. Agreement on shared responsibilities, continuation of the monarchy, monetary policy set by UK, defence and foreign policy set by UK. [The expanded devolution that was promised but neve delivered]
For freedom alone: Secession after the Scottish referendum
Author / Creator: Timothy William Waters
Media type: Academic Paper
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The UK is the rare country that accepts the possibility of its own division. Great Britain's acquiescence made Scottish secession possible. The pathways of Scottish secession have been an internal UK affair.
Scotland, Secession, and the European Union
Author / Creator: Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
Media type: Academic Paper
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Scotland not be forced to leave the EU against its will.
Constructing the Visual Online Political Self: An Analysis of Instagram Use by the Scottish Electorate
Author / Creator: Jamie Mahoney
Media type: Academic Paper
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The Scottish electorate used image-sharing for self-expression. They posted a variety of visual content. It showed a diversity of political opinion. People used Instagram to craft and present their "political selves".
Whose voices are heard in the news? A study of sources in television coverage of the Scottish independence referendum
Author / Creator: Marina Dekavalla
Media type: Academic Paper
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Male-dominated political elites are the main focus in the news. The coverage represents the views of politicians to the public. It provides limited public participation in the political debate.
The Yes Volunteers: Capturing the biggest grassroots campaign in Scotland’s history
Author / Creator: Iain Black
Media type: Assessment report
Date published: March 2016
This report examines who the volunteers of the 2014 Yes campaign were, what they did, what they thought of the campaign and their experience of it and the results from it provide evidence to support, refine or debunk ideas held about the campaign.