Sovereignty of the people

Sovereignty for Dummies

Author / Creator: Peter Thomson

Media type: Opinion

Date published:

A brief guide to Scottish sovereignty


A battle of sovereignties?

Author / Creator: Michael Keating

Media type: Article

Date published: 2022

The question of sovereignty has never been resolved in Scotland. 


Exploring Sovereignty in Scotland

Author / Creator: David McCrone

Media type: Article

Date published: 2022

The Scottish independence movement claims the Scottish people is the subject but now places independence in a European context of shared sovereignty. 


A Real and Ancient Constitution

Author / Creator: Sara Salyers

Media type: Academic Paper

Date published: 2022

The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland entirely overturns the long-standing picture of a desperate, illiterate Scottish peasantry groaning under the rule of despotic kings and nobles.


State and Nation in the United Kingdom: The Fractured Union

Author / Creator: Michael Keating

Date published: 2021

The United Kingdom has often been seen as a unitary nation-state. This book argues that it should be understood as a multi national union in which the key elements of people, state, values and sovereignty are contested.


Scotland’s new choice; Independence after Brexit

Author / Creator: Eve Hepburn

Media type: Book

Date published: 2021

Leading experts examine the key issues, opportunities and challenges surrounding the prospect of independence since UK’s decision to leave the European Union. 


DEMOCRACY MAX A vision for a good Scottish democracy

Author / Creator: Electoral Reform Society

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: 2013

  • Sovereignty of the People – How do we return more power to the people?
  • Defending our democracy – How do we stop vested interests having too much influence?
  • How do we write the rules – How do we get the checks and balances our democracy needs?