Independence and the Union
Opinion
Will Ruth Davidson’s resignation have an impact on Brexit?
In a blog originally published at the UK in a Changing Europe, Professor Nicola McEwen discusses the implications of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson's resignation.
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Unrequited amity? Irish plans for enhanced British-Irish relations not reciprocated
Voting takes place later this week on 'Our Shared Future' Programme for Government - agreed between Ireland's Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.
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Speaking for the Union: Unionist Discourses and Covid19
,Coree Brown Swan and Daniel Cetrà, Fellows at the Centre on Constitutional Change, reflect on how Unionist voices have made the case for state unity during the Covid19 pandemi
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Leadership, learning and knowledge: lessons from COVID-19
Scottish politics is stuck in a constitutional rut in which issues are viewed through a narrow independence/Union prism.
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Why Stay Together? Unionism and State Nationalism in the UK and Spain
,In a recent article for Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Coree Brown Swan (University of Edinburgh) and Daniel Cetrà (University of Aberdeen) compare unionism and nationalism in the UK and Spai
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Borders: Lessons from Ireland
Katy Hayward, Queen's University Belfast, discusses Brexit and the Irish border, and the lessons Scotland can learn from this.
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Devolution and Alignment with EU Laws
As part of Scottish Centre on European Relations report 'An Independent Scotland in the EU: Issues for Accession', Nicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh, explains the challenges the Scottish g
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The Economics of Scotland-rUK Border
David Bell, University of Stirling, for the Scottish Centre on European Relations latest report 'An Independent Scotland in EU: Issues for Accession' discusses what the implications would be fo
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Lessons for Scotland from the EU’s Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe
From the Scottish Centre on European Relations report 'An Independent Scotland in the EU: Issues for Accession', Director Kirsty Hughes, provides an overview of EU enlargement over the years, t
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Building Bridges?
Boris Johnson recently discussed building a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland as a way to cement the Union, however, Anna Meine evaluates how territorial spaces are negotiated and ar