THE SCOTTISH REFERENDUM 2014: THE POLITICAL PROCESS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ‘NO’ VOTE
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| contents | THE SCOTTISH REFERENDUM 2014: THE POLITICAL PROCESS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ‘NO’ VOTE Sandrina Ferreira Antunes Relaciones Internacionales Scottish politics Scottish campaigns Scottish referendum political independenc On18 September 2014, Scottish voters narrowlyrejected politicalindependence, losing44.7% to55.3%. Yet during more than 16weeks, two opposing campaigns –Yes Scotland versusBetter Together –stroveto convince Scotland that political independence versus keeping the Union was the best choice for Scotland’s future. Filled with many unexpected moments, the campaign was intense, vibrant and almost breath-taking. The purpose of this article is to delivera coherent and consistent account of the Scottish campaigns inorder to make sense of the ‘No’vote. In this article,we will proceed in four sections: first, we will put the referendum in context; second, we will highlight major aspects of the campaigns;third, we will bring the political processup-to-date andclarify the terms of the agreement reached under the Smith Process. Finally, inthe last part, we will summarise the lessons to learn from the political outcome of the referendum. 2016 artículo científico 1647-7251 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=413543386004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4135 JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations application/pdf Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations (Portugal) Num.2 Vol.6 |
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| spellingShingle | THE SCOTTISH REFERENDUM 2014: THE POLITICAL PROCESS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ‘NO’ VOTE Sandrina Ferreira Antunes Relaciones Internacionales Scottish politics Scottish campaigns Scottish referendum political independenc THE SCOTTISH REFERENDUM 2014: THE POLITICAL PROCESS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ‘NO’ VOTE Sandrina Ferreira Antunes Relaciones Internacionales Scottish politics Scottish campaigns Scottish referendum political independenc On18 September 2014, Scottish voters narrowlyrejected politicalindependence, losing44.7% to55.3%. Yet during more than 16weeks, two opposing campaigns –Yes Scotland versusBetter Together –stroveto convince Scotland that political independence versus keeping the Union was the best choice for Scotland’s future. Filled with many unexpected moments, the campaign was intense, vibrant and almost breath-taking. The purpose of this article is to delivera coherent and consistent account of the Scottish campaigns inorder to make sense of the ‘No’vote. In this article,we will proceed in four sections: first, we will put the referendum in context; second, we will highlight major aspects of the campaigns;third, we will bring the political processup-to-date andclarify the terms of the agreement reached under the Smith Process. Finally, inthe last part, we will summarise the lessons to learn from the political outcome of the referendum. 2016 artículo científico 1647-7251 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=413543386004 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4135 JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations application/pdf Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations (Portugal) Num.2 Vol.6 |
| title | THE SCOTTISH REFERENDUM 2014: THE POLITICAL PROCESS BEFORE AND AFTER THE ‘NO’ VOTE |
| topic | Relaciones Internacionales Scottish politics Scottish campaigns Scottish referendum political independenc |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=413543386004 |