School of law, university of glasgow, stair building, 59 the square, glasgow g12 8qq, scotland. Scottish independence special edition by leviathan. Results support birg processes on the part of antiindependence tweeters, and cutting off reflected. In 2014, scotland will hold a referendum on whether to remain part of the united kingdom or become an independent country. On 18 september 2014 scottish voters will decide whether scotland should. Yet during more than 16 weeks, two opposing campaigns yes scotland versus better together strove to convince scotland that political independence versus keeping the union was the best choice for scotlands future. The peoples of the united kingdom in general, and the people of scotland more specifically, have given, not for the first time, the world a lesson in. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Prior to the scottish independence referendum in 2014, some three option opinion polls were conducted, giving respondents the option of full independence, some undefined form of increased devolution and the status quo. Scottish independence is inevitable the new york times.
Historian and socialist activist neil davidsons recent radical philosophy article yes. However, whether the scots will continue their servitude to the english or will honor the struggles of their ancestors, nothing will change for this country in. Scottish first minister alex salmond has launched his governments independence blueprint, calling it a mission statement for the future. The analysis, opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the joint services command and staff college, the united kingdoms ministry of defence, any other government. The scottish governments white paper on independence argues that the treaties could be amended to allow eu membership at the point of independence, while the no campaign has argued that scotland would have to reapply to join, a view shared by the president. The article examines salmonds persuasive style, his political discourses and construction of a specific form of scottishness between january and september 2014. A poll conducted on 18 september suggests that the c2 group skilled manual workers was more likely to. The scottish independence referendum and the principles of. The 2014 scottish independence referendum provides a unique opportunity to explore the impact of social media as a campaign tool in a referendum.
This note by the scottish parliament information centre spice looks at the results. Scottish voters were first asked whether they wanted scotland to become an independent country in a referendum in september 2014. However, in terms of understanding scotlands economic performance, the situation is complicated by the high degree of overseas ownership, especially with regards to north sea activity, and the importance of a natural commodity, oil. Jk rowlings anti scottish independence statement in full here is the full text of jk rowlings statement on why she disagrees with an independent scotland. The author would like to thank the leverhulme trust for the provision of one of its research fellowships to examine this question. For it was here, at this university, that my grandfather taught physiology for so many years. Download fulltext pdf overview of a qualitative study on the impact of the 2014 referendum for scottish independence in edinburgh, and views of the political process research pdf available. Jk rowlings anti scottish independence statement in full. This draft bill the scottish independence bill provides the constitutional.
Opinion polling on scottish independence wikipedia. The scottish independence referendum 2014 mullen 2014. This article explores the framing of referendum campaigns in the. The scottish independence bill scottish government citizen space. Scottish parliament under section 30 of the scotland act to hold a referendum but on conditions. In autumn 2014 those living in scotland will face the most important political decision of a lifetime. This was probably most true of the coverage from the uks public service broadcaster, the bbc. The vote, due to take place on sept 18, follows the election of the proindependence scottish national party snp as a majority government in the 2011 scottish parliamentary elections.
Scottish independence from the united kingdom statistics. Scottish independence referendum bill as introduced an act of the scottish parliament to make provision, in accordance with paragraph 5a of part 1 of schedule 5 to the scotland act 1998, for the holding of a referendum in scotland on a question about the independence of scotland. The scottish independence referendum in an international. On september 18, 2014, scottish voters decided whether to sever the 307 years of unity between scotland and the united kingdom in an independence referendum. Scottish independence referendum bill scottish parliament. Unlimited viewing of the article chapter pdf and any associated supplements and figures. This article examines how a transition to independence might affect the publishing industry in scotland.
In scotland, the uks medias coverage of the scottish independence referendum 2014 remains controversial. Scottish independence referendum 2014 analysis of results research paper 1450 30 september 2014 in the scottish independence referendum held on the 18th september 2014, the question should scotland be an independent country. In march 20, the scottish independence referendum bill was put forward by the scottish and united kingdom governments. It expresses a negative view regarding the prospects of scottish independence written from both a europrudential perspective and a more general normative one. Published by the scottish parliament information centre, the scottish parliament, edinburgh, eh99 1sp on the 18 september 2014 scotland was asked to vote in the what was the result by council area. We do so by exploring the social media campaigns of the two official protagonists in the independence referendum debate, the. Scotlands economic performance and fiscal makeup are key elements in the debate leading up to the forthcoming referendum on independence. The 2014 scottish independence referendum in text, image. Pdf article on scottish independence samuel smithers. Many of the same economic and political arguments against independence that were advanced in.
Social media and the scottish independence referendum 2014. In a televised statement, he thanked scotland for 1. Neil bennet sept 6, p 8431 has given stark warnings about irrevocable future privatisation of the national health service nhs as a result of the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership ttip. It combines the most commonly used classifications of news sources in the literature and proposes an integrated taxonomy, in which official, unofficial, elite and nonelite sources may take on newsshaper or newsmaker roles. A turnout of 86% is one of the highest in the democratic world for any such vote, he said. Health on the agenda in scottish independence referendum. A sample of 253,188 tweets related to the 2014 scottish independence referendum were collected leading up to and following the vote. An edited version of the reply appears below the questions are interpolated to break up the text. A sizable body of research has examined birg, or basking in reflected glory, as the psychological process of associating with the successes of others. The insurer standard life has already warned that it could relocate its headquarters in the event of a yes vote for independence, endangering 5,000 scottish jobs. Whether scotland becomes an independent state once again, as it was before 1707, or remains within the united kingdom will have profound consequences for everyone in britain.
In essence the actors, arena, backdrop and stage on which scottish politics takes place in 2015 have all been altered by the legacy of the 2014 referendum. This article explores the prominence of different types of sources in the coverage of the 2014 scottish independence referendum on bbc scotlands regional news bulletin. This is an even more serious issue for scotland, as people decide how to vote on its independence on sept 18, 2014. The leader of the campaign to keep the union says scottish first minister alex salmond has lost the plot after voters rejected independence. Our report on the scottish independence referendum electoral. Contrary to its catalan equivalent, the scottish referendum was perfectly legal and accepted by london, though london could have blocked it by legal and constitutional means. The union jack flag waved near stirling castle on february 3, 2014 in scotland. Sunday herald article may 2014 on implications of scottish independence for film and tv. For the first time ever since acts of union in 1707, the scots will have the real chance to decide whether to become independent or not on september 18, 2014. The scottish independence referendum in an international context canadian yearbook of international law, vol. Drawing from an empirical analysis of the newspaper coverage of the 2014 scottish referendum. Published in february 2014, and launched at the open university in scotland where scotlands deputy first minister spoke to the themes of the book, poverty in scotland 2014 looks, as the subtitle suggests, to the september 2014 scottish independence referendum and the different constitutional futures that were then facing the people of scotland. A referendum on scottish independence was held in 2014, with 55% voting against the proposal. The scottish independence referendum of 18 september 2014 was rather unique from an.
This means scottish independence is closer to a reality now than at any point since 1707, when scotlandwhich by then had spent most of a millennium as an. This is the first article to examine the rhetoric of alex salmond using the aristotelian modes of persuasion ethos, pathos, logos during the 2014 independence referendum. Scotland and the union 17072014 prior to devolution in 1999, the uk was often labelled as a unitary state because of the dominance of the institutions of the uk state in westminster and. In its manifesto for the 2016 scottish parliament elections, the scottish national party snp argued that scotland being taken out of the eu against our will. The very demand for independence from the uk, an independence from the need to work out political, social, cultural and economic differences within the uk, independence from the need to work through and transcend whatever gripes there might be, disqualifies morally and politically scotland and the likes as future member states of the european. While the voters ultimately rejected independence, the process by which the scots accomplished this historic exercise will inform further democratic secession movements. Scottish citizens will vote on whether to split from the united kingdom on sept. The scottish national partys bid for independence and its prospects article pdf available in the international spectator 493 july 2014 with 472 reads how we measure reads. Pdf sunday herald article may 2014 on implications of. Douglas alexanders speech on scottish independence. It is a great honour, and a real pleasure, to be here at the university of glasgow. I was used a source to provide information and opinion. One poll of this type has been conducted since the eu membership referendum. This is the question that will be put to scottish voters later this year, in a referendum that will decide whether or not scotland remains part of the uk.
The scottish independence referendum of 18 september 2014 was rather unique from an international perspective, as a comparison between the cases of scotland and catalonia clearly reveals. Opinion a scottish independence will change nothing in 2014. After this, the uk voted to leave the european union eu in a 2016 referendum. The rhetoric of alex salmond and the 2014 scottish. Article information, pdf download for framing referendum. The strange case of the scottish independence referendum. The pros and cons of scottish independence mashable. Drawing from an empirical analysis of the newspaper coverage of the 2014 scottish referendum and from previous research on campaigns in different contexts, it finds that frames associated with elections, like the strategic game and policy frames, were also dominant.
Scottish independence parliament publications uk parliament. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Online discussion and the 2014 scottish independence. Birging, corfing, and twitter activity following a. This article explores the framing of referendum campaigns in the press and its relationship to the framing of elections.
In fact, perceived bias in favour of the no campaign by the bbc resulted in several demonstrations against the organisation outside its scottish headquarters. Today marks a potential, but unlikely, new chapter in scotlands history. Pdf overview of a qualitative study on the impact of the. The scottish independence referendum was a referendum on scottish independence that took place in scotland on 18 september 2014. Scotland and the eu archive of european integration. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. It was here that my grandmother graduated as one of scotlands first female doctors. Pdf on 18 september 2014, scottish voters narrowly rejected political.
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