TWENTY YEARS OF DEVOLUTION
This year, we have been reflecting on the past decades of devolution & examining what we might expect to see in the coming years in all parts of the UK, across a wide range of policy areas. See all of our contributions so far ⬇
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'Introducing "Twenty Years of Devolution"
@Coree_Brown introduces the blog series and the questions and issues we hope to examine.
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'People O' Oor Ain'
What do the people of Scotland think of the Scottish Parliament? @EdinburghUni David McCrone shares his thoughts on its success.
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'The English Question - from the margins to the mainstream?'
Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales have various forms of self-government, but England has not. @michaelkenny_ examines the omission of England from the UK's 20 year old devolution settlement.
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'Has Devolution Lived up to its Promise?'
Devolution was the culmination of over a hundred years of debate & twenty years of campaigning after the false start in the 1970s. @aberdeenuni Michael Keating asks whether devolution has fulfilled its promise.
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Northern Ireland is currently represented in Europe (albeit it briefly) not by two Unionist and a Nationalist, but by one Unionist, one Nationalist and one 'other'. @jevershed01 looks at the recent success of middle ground parties in Northern Ireland.
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'Scottish Parliament at 20: what does the future hold?'
Brexit will affect devolved governments' powers, responsibilities and their capacity to govern. @McEwen_Nicola looks at how Brexit in particular will shape the Scottish Parliament's future.
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'Social Justice in Devolution: A Scottish vision of social justice'
@KirsteinRummery explores social justice in Scotland in light of devolution and asks whether there was a coherent vision for social justice in the early years of devolution.
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'Education and the Scottish Parliament'
Education was destined to be at the heart of the Scottish Parliament's activities, but parliament's policy making for education has been confused. Lindsay Paterson examines its record on education.
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'The evolving civil service'
When devolution started, the civil service was not fully let go by the UK. Richard Parry examines how the civil service in Scotland has changed in the last decades & future challenges they are likely to face.
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'Devolving welfare: Creating a velvet glove or dismantling the iron fist?'
@HAYLESBEN highlights the importance of examining both policy ideas and implementation approaches for devolved social security and welfare services in Scotland.
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'Devolution at Twenty: Embedding a New Constitutional Paradigm'
A central feature of the devolution scheme is that Holyrood is a legislature of limited legal competence. @AileenMcHarg analyses the constitutional logic of Scottish devolution.
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Devolution has fundamentally transformed the structure, functions and operations of Scotland's key political institutions - local government has undergone little change. @NeilMcGarvey examines the effect of devolution on local government.
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20 years after Welsh devolution, Wales now has its first International Relations Minister @Eluned_Morgan Craig Owen and Susie Ventris-Field reflect on the Welsh approach to international development.
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'Devolution, the Third Sector Partnership and Equalities in Wales'
Amy Sanders examines the statutory Partnership between the Welsh Government and the third sector and assesses its impact on equalities.
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'Devolution in the UK: governing each NHS with one hand clapping?'
Gwyn Bevan @LSEnews reflects on devolution and the NHS and asks without changes, is each country in the UK condemned to governance with one hand clapping?
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'The SNP: A Party of Union?'
Opponents of @theSNP have been critical of the party, but after governing for more than a decade, should they instead be trying to understand why the party has been so successful, asks @LGBennie
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'The Labour Party since Devolution'
In our latest addition to the series, Eric Shaw @StirUni evaluates the Labour Party's record in Scotland since devolution and asks to what extent is their Scottish demise a consequence of the logic of devolution.
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