Has Devolution Delivered ? - Couverture souple

Bromley, Catherine; Curtice, John; McCrone, David; Park, Alison; Collectif

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748622462 ISBN 13 : 9780748622467

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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 what 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 call 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 publics evolving view of devolution.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Catherine Bromley is Senior Researcher at the Scottish Centre for Social Research. She is co-editor of Devolution : Scottish Answers to Scottish Questions ? (Edinburgh University Press, 2003). John Curtice is Professor of Politics and Director of the Social Statistics Laboratory at Strathclyde University. Recent publications include, as co-author, The Rise o f New Labour (2001) and, as co-editor, New Scotland, New Society (EUP, 2002). David McCrone is Professor of Sociology and director of the University of Edinburgh's Institute of Governance. His recent books include, as co-author, Living in Scotland (EUP, 2004) and Understanding Scotland (2001). Alison Park is a Research Director at the National Centre for Social Research and CoDirector of the Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Her recent publications include, as co-editor, British Social Attitudes : the 20th Report (2003) and Devolution : Scottish Answers ta Scottish Questions ? (EUP, 2003).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748622462
• ISBN 13: 9780748622467
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible