Social policy
The contradictory political economy of an independent Scotland
Author / Creator: Axel Ruppert
Media type: Thesis
Date published: 2016
Scottish identity is used to frame values that are shared all over the UK as genuinely Scottish.
Taxes don’t pay for services – so what are they for?
Author / Creator: Jim Byrne
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
Austerity is unnecessary with independent taxation powers
Nationalism and the politics of austerity: comparing Catalonia, Scotland, and Québec
Author / Creator: Daniel Beland
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
This analysis of the impact of austerity on nationalism stresses the role of blame as it interacts with political institutions and fiscal pressures.