Reports & Briefings
Bettina Petersohn and Nicola McEwen
Key points:
Scotland seems to be a counter-example to general theories of the relationship between language and national identity or nationalism.
This paper focuses on how policies and practices relating to immigration are developed at the local level. It explores how Local Authorities in Scotland plan for and respond to international migration.
Scotland chapters
Two new IFS reports, published as part of an ESRC programme of work “The future of the UK and Scotland”, update previous medium-term forecasts for an independent Scotland’s public finances and consider the Independence White Paper in the context of these forecasts.
Two new IFS reports, published as part of an ESRC programme of work “The future of the UK and Scotland”, update previous medium-term forecasts for an independent Scotland’s public finances and consider the Independence White Paper in the context of these forecasts.
Report on the second of six events in the seminar series: Security in Scotland, with or without constitutional change.
What is the best way to forecast the outcome of the Scottish referendum on independence? This is a vitally important question for individuals, organisations and businesses trying to plan for the post-referendum period.
This report is a summary of the second seminar in the series Security in Scotland, with or without constitutional change. It was led by academics from the University of Edinburgh with participation from a range of invited scholars, security experts and former members of the intelligence
This report outlines the results of a survey of a representative sample of the Scottish population designed by researchers at Stirling University and carried out by Yougov in December 2013.