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?