The Story of the Scottish Parliament: The First Two Decades Explained

Gerry Hassan

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2019

The Story of the Scottish Parliament

The First Two Decades Explained

Gerry Hassan

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474454919

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About this book

How have Scotland’s first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape?

Features analysis of the key political institutions and parties in Scotland
Provides a detailed chronology of the devolution era
Includes perspectives from civil servants, campaigners and politicians including Jim Gallagher, Joyce McMillan, Johann Lamont, Murdo Fraser and Marco Biagi

If you want a taster ahead of publication on 1st August you can download the introduction from the resources tab, below.

Marking the first twenty 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.

Contributors to The Story of the Scottish Parliament

Margaret Arnott is professor of public policy at the University of the West of Scotland.
Lynn Bennie is reader in politics at the University of Aberdeen.
Marco G. Biagi was MSP for Edinburgh from 2011 to 2016, latterly serving as Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment.
Alan Convery is lecturer in politics at the University of Edinburgh.
Torcuil Crichton is the Daily Record’s Westminster editor and a journalistic veteran of six UK general election campaigns and five Scottish elections.
Sir John Curtice is professor of politics at Strathclyde University and senior research fellow, NatCen/ScotCen Social Research.
Zoe Ferguson is an associate with the Carnegie UK Trust and has been developing their work on kindness.
Murdo Fraser is MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife and was deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party from 2005 to 2011.
Jim Gallagher’s 35-year civil service career included heading the Scottish Justice department, being private secretary to two Secretaries of State for Scotland, and twice serving in the No 10 Policy Unit under different Prime Ministers.
Ewan Gibbs lectures in sociology and social policy at the University of the West of Scotland and sits on the committee of the Scottish Labour History Society.
Ambrose Gillick is a designer and lecturer in architecture at Kent School of Architecture.
David Gow is now editor of Social Europe and of sceptical.scot.
Gerry Hassan is research fellow in contemporary history at Dundee University.
Ailsa Henderson is professor of political science at the University of Edinburgh where she conducts research on comparative sub-state political behaviour and political culture.
Kirsty Hughes is director of the Scottish Centre on European Relations.
Lee Ivett is an award-winning architect, designer and founding director of Baxendale Studio.
Richard Kerley is Emeritus Professor of Management at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, and co-chair of the Centre for Scottish Public Policy.
Colin Kidd is Wardlaw Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews.
Johann Lamont is Labour MSP for Glasgow and was previously leader of the Scottish Labour Party.
Craig McAngus is a lecturer in politics at the University of the West of Scotland.
Neil McGarvey is a senior teaching fellow in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Joyce McMillan is a freelance writer based in Edinburgh, and a critic and columnist for The Scotsman.
Emily St Denny is a lecturer in politics and public policy at the University of Stirling.
Mark Shephard is a senior lecturer at the School of Government at Strathclyde University.
Klaus Stolz is chair of British/American Cultural/Social Studies at Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.
David Torrance was for many years a freelance journalist, writer and broadcaster, as well as the author or editor of more than a dozen books on Scottish politics.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Notes on the Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
INTRODUCTION Back to the Future: Exploring Twenty Years of Scotland’s Journey, Stories and Politics Gerry Hassan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One. The Political Institutions and Environment
ONE The Electorate and Elections John Curtice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
TWO. Attitudes to Constitutional Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
THREE. The Scottish Government Margaret Arnott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
FOUR The Scottish Civil Service Zoe Ferguson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
FIVE The Scottish Parliament and ‘New Politics’ at Twenty Emily St Denny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
SIX The Emergence of a Scottish Political Class Klaus Stolz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
SEVEN The Committee System of the Scottish Parliament Mark Shephard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
EIGHT Scotland and Westminster and Continental Drift Torcuil Crichton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
NINE British Political Tradition and Scottish Local Government Neil McGarvey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
TEN Public Spending and Taxation Richard Kerley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Part Two. Scotland’s Political Parties
ELEVEN SNP: Devolution Winners Craig McAngus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
TWELVE The Fall of the House of Scottish Labour Gerry Hassan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
THIRTEEN The Scottish Conservative Party: Wilderness to Recovery Alan Convery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
FOURTEEN The Liberal Democrats: From Coalition to the Margins David Torrance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
FIFTEEN Greens: Radical and Relevant? Lynn Bennie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
SIXTEEN Socialism in a Cold Climate: The Radical Left since 1999 Ewan Gibbs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Part Three. The Wider Environment
SEVENTEEN Scotland’s Brexit Blues Kirsty Hughes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
EIGHTEEN Europe David Gow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
NINETEEN Independence and Union Revisited: Recent Interpretations in Scottish History, Literature and Politics Colin Kidd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Part Four. Inside Politics
TWENTY The Parliament Sits in the Land Ambrose Gillick and Lee Ivett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
TWENTY-ONE Devolution: An Assessment Jim Gallagher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
TWENTY-TWO Inside the Changing Business of Governing Scotland Marco G. Biagi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
TWENTY-THREE The Journey of the Scottish Parliament to Maturity Johann Lamont Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
TWENTY-FOUR From Think Twice to Radical Devolution: A Scottish Conservative Movement Murdo Fraser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
TWENTY-FIVE The Scottish Parliament: Past Dreams, Present Realities, Possible Futures Joyce McMillan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
Appendix: A Chronology of Scottish Politics and Devolution, 1997–2019 Gerry Hassan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 322
Keywords: Scottish Studies

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474454919