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  • © 1998

Politics and Society in Scotland

Authors:

  1. Alice Brown
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  2. David McCrone
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  3. Lindsay Paterson
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    • Provides an up to date analysis of Scottish politics
    • Substantially revised new edition takes account of the outcomes of the 1997 general election and the 1997 referendum on a Scottish parliament

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Scottish Politics, 1707–1997

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 1-26

  3. Politics, State and Society

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 27-46

  4. Politics and the Scottish Constitution

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 47-69

  5. The Scottish Economy

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 70-96

  6. Policy-Making in Scotland

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 97-123

  7. Party Politics in Scotland

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 124-150

  8. Electoral Change and Political Attitudes

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 151-170

  9. Women and Scottish Politics

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 171-199

  10. Ethnicity, Culture and Identity

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 200-223

  11. The Scottish Question and the Future of Politics

    • Alice Brown, David McCrone, Lindsay Paterson
    Pages 224-231

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 232-260
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About this book

Substantially revised and rewritten in the light of the 1997 General Election and Devolution referendum, the 2nd edition of this widely-used text provides an up-to-date assessment of Scottish politics under Blair and the likely impact of the new Scottish Parliament. The book focuses in particular on Scotland's constitutional position within the UK; its system of policy making; the nature of the Scottish economy; and the changing patterns of party electoral and grass roots politics. An important feature is its focus throughout on the relationship between culture, identity and ethnicity and that between politics and civil society as it has developed since the Act of Union in 1707.
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About the authors

ALICE BROWN is Professor of Politics, University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on Scottish politics and on women in politics and society.

DAVID MCCRONE is Professor of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, and convenor of the Unit for the Study of Government in Scotland. He has published extensively on the sociology, culture and politics of Scotland.

LINDSAY PATERSON is Professor of Educational Policy, Moray House Institute of Education, Heriot-Watt University. He has written widely on Scottish politics and on the sociology of education.
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