Daniel Edmiston (University of Leeds) Austerity has captured the political imagination of Europe and is being used to challenge the capacity [...]
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On the Frontline: Scottishness and me – Coming home without going back
Chris Creegan The recent referendum in Scotland saw national identities contested, at times fiercely. It wasn’t, of course, a new debate. [...]
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Policy Briefing: Basic Income – a benefits system for our society, today and tomorrow
Malcolm Torry (Citizen’s Income Trust) What kind of society do we live in? What kind of society will we live in: [...]
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The Road to a Fairer Scotland? Reflections on the Scottish referendum, politics and society
Kirstein Rummery (University of Stirling) The 18th September 2014 was possibly one of the most exciting days to be a social [...]
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Be Careful What You Wish For
David McCrone (University of Edinburgh) ‘Big things do not happen for small reasons.” (Janan Ganesh, Financial Times, 8th Sept 2014) How might [...]
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The Independence Referendum: Setback or Progress for the National Movement?
Nicola McEwen (University of Edinburgh) When the UK government gave its consent to the Scottish government’s plan to hold a referendum, [...]
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We’re a’ Jock Tamson’s Bairns!’ Race equality, migration and citizenship in Scotland and the UK
Nasar Meer (Strathclyde University) Despite the referendum result, the ‘Scottish question’ is not going away and will soon be joined by [...]
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After the Scottish Referendum: A Constitutional Chain Reaction Unfolds
Charlie Jeffery (University of Edinburgh) What a twist in the tale. On 18th September 2014 the question was whether or not [...]
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Lone parent obligations towards paid work: misadventure and misdirection in UK policy making
Tina Haux (University of Kent) and Adam Whitworth (University of Sheffield) There are just under two million single parents caring for [...]
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Growing Up with Ghosts, Searching for Stories
Arlene Stein (Rutgers University) In Australia in 2008, on “Sorry Day,” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized for the centuries-long mistreatment of [...]
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