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Has Devolution Delivered? (Paperback)
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Has Devolution Delivered? (Paperback)
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One of the key aims of devolution in Scotland was to change the way
people felt about their country and the way they were governed.
This book draws on a unique range of Scottish Election Studies and
Scottish Social Attitudes surveys to explore the early success --
or otherwise -- of devolution in meeting this objective. It asks
how the Scottish public has reacted to the initial experience of
devolution, and the lessons this experience might have for the
future of devolution. The following questions are considered: * How
have public attitudes towards the governance of Scotland within the
Union evolved from pre-devolution to the end of the first term of
the Scottish Parliament? * What has happened to support for the
principal advocates for leaving the Union, the SNP? * Why are fewer
people voting in devolved elections than in UK elections? * To what
degree does the behaviour of those who vote reveal a sense of
involvement in the work of the Parliament? * What are voters'
attitudes to the additional member electoral system? * Who are
regarded as fellow Scots by those who all themselves 'Scottish'? *
What are Scots' attitudes towards the Pakistani and English
minorities in Scotland? Drawing on rich sources, this book presents
a comprehensive and complete analysis of the Scottish public's
evolving view of devolution. Key Features: * Provides a short
history of devolution including how the 1999 and 2003 elections
were fought and their outcomes * Looks at public attitudes to 4 key
objectives many hoped devolution would achieve: (i) a
better-governed country; (ii) a public more involved in how the
country is governed; (iii) an electorate with more influence; (iv)
the development of open civic nationalism, not one based on narrow
notions of ethnicity * Asks what we should expect of devolution
over the next decade based on what we have learnt about public
opinion in Scotland * Written by an established team of writers
known for their work in Scottish survey analysis
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