How have Scotland's first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape? Marking the first 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. It brings together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants - building an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution. The Story of the Scottish Parliament is an essential guide to…mehr
How have Scotland's first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape? Marking the first 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. It brings together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants - building an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution. The Story of the Scottish Parliament is an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world. Gerry Hassan is Senior Research Fellow in contemporary history at the University of Dundee. He has written extensively on Scottish and British politics.
Dr. Gerry Hassan is Research Fellow in contemporary history at Dundee University. He has written and edited over two dozen books on Scottish and British politics including The Strange Death of Labour Scotland (with Eric Shaw, 2012), Caledonian Dreaming (2014), Independence of the Scottish Mind (2014), Scotland the Bold (2016), and SNP Leaders (edited with James Mitchell, 2016). His latest book is The People's Flag and the Union Jack: An Alternative History of Britain and the Labour Party (with Eric Shaw, 2019).
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Tables, Contributors Introduction: A New Political Landscape? Gerry Hassan Section One: The Political Institutions and Environment 1. The Electorate and Elections, John Curtice 2. Attitudes to Constitutional Change, Alisa Henderson 3. The Scottish Government, Margaret Arnott 4. The Scottish Civil Service, Zoe Ferguson 5. The Scottish Parliament and 'new politics' at twenty, Emily St. Denny 6. The Emergence of a Scottish Political Classes, Klaus Stolz 7. The Committee System of the Scottish Parliament, Mark Shephard 8. Scotland and Westminster and continental drift, Torcuil Crichton 9. British political tradition and Scottish Local Government, Neil McGarvey 10. Public Spending and Taxation, Richard Kerley Section Two: Scotland's Political Parties 11. SNP: Devolution Winners, Craig McAngus 12. The Fall of the House of Labour, Gerry Hassan 13. The Scottish Conservative Party: Wilderness to Recovery, Alan Convery 14. The Liberal Democrats: From Coalition to the Margins, David Torrance 15. Scottish Greens: Radical and Relevant? Lynn Bennie 16. Socialism in a Cold Climate: The Radical Left since 1999, Ewan Gibbs Section Three: The Wider Environment 17. Brexit, Kirsty Hughes 18. Europe, David Gow 19. Independence and Union Revisited: Recent Interpretations in Scottish History, Literature and Politics, Colin Kidd Section Four: Inside Politics 20. The Parliament sits in the Land, Ambrose Gillick and Lee Ivett 21. Devolution: An Assessment, Jim Gallagher 22. Inside the Changing Business of Governing Scotland, Marco G. Biagi 23. The Journey of the Scottish Parliament to Maturity, Johann Lamont 24. From Think Twice to Radical Devolution: A Conservative Movement, Murdo Fraser 25. The Scottish Parliament: Past Dreams, Present Realities, Possible Futures, Joyce McMillan Appendix: A Chronology of Scottish Politics and Devolution 1997-2019, Gerry Hassan
Tables, Contributors Introduction: A New Political Landscape? Gerry Hassan Section One: The Political Institutions and Environment 1. The Electorate and Elections, John Curtice 2. Attitudes to Constitutional Change, Alisa Henderson 3. The Scottish Government, Margaret Arnott 4. The Scottish Civil Service, Zoe Ferguson 5. The Scottish Parliament and 'new politics' at twenty, Emily St. Denny 6. The Emergence of a Scottish Political Classes, Klaus Stolz 7. The Committee System of the Scottish Parliament, Mark Shephard 8. Scotland and Westminster and continental drift, Torcuil Crichton 9. British political tradition and Scottish Local Government, Neil McGarvey 10. Public Spending and Taxation, Richard Kerley Section Two: Scotland's Political Parties 11. SNP: Devolution Winners, Craig McAngus 12. The Fall of the House of Labour, Gerry Hassan 13. The Scottish Conservative Party: Wilderness to Recovery, Alan Convery 14. The Liberal Democrats: From Coalition to the Margins, David Torrance 15. Scottish Greens: Radical and Relevant? Lynn Bennie 16. Socialism in a Cold Climate: The Radical Left since 1999, Ewan Gibbs Section Three: The Wider Environment 17. Brexit, Kirsty Hughes 18. Europe, David Gow 19. Independence and Union Revisited: Recent Interpretations in Scottish History, Literature and Politics, Colin Kidd Section Four: Inside Politics 20. The Parliament sits in the Land, Ambrose Gillick and Lee Ivett 21. Devolution: An Assessment, Jim Gallagher 22. Inside the Changing Business of Governing Scotland, Marco G. Biagi 23. The Journey of the Scottish Parliament to Maturity, Johann Lamont 24. From Think Twice to Radical Devolution: A Conservative Movement, Murdo Fraser 25. The Scottish Parliament: Past Dreams, Present Realities, Possible Futures, Joyce McMillan Appendix: A Chronology of Scottish Politics and Devolution 1997-2019, Gerry Hassan
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