@mentions@BenGoodair and @michaelkenny_ provide analysis on the different patterns and challenges facing towns in Scotland and argue that the debates over the prosperity of these towns are likely to surface during #GeneralElection19
#GeneralElection19 discusses the debate surrounding key seats in Northern Ireland and argues that the election brings dramatic change in the political landscape.
'Should We Stay or Should We Go? - A Tale of 5 Referendums'
@Coree_Brown@ESRC Festival of Social Science event asking if referendums are bad for democracy or are they the only way to make big political decisions? Interesting debate and contributions from attendees.
'Offending the Audience' and Offending Victims?'
@Pat_Utz chaired panel discussion on Peter Hanke, nationalism and the direction of politics in Central Eastern Europe. The debate opens up wider issues with orientalism, the legacy of Yugoslavian war and genocide denial.
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'Scotland's New Choice' Independence after Brexit' our NEW ebook from 25 leading academics examining what independence would mean for #Scotland after #Brexit and #COVID19
➡ the process of independence
➡ the economics of independence
➡ the implications on politics & society
➡ the international aspects
➡ the view of independence from elsewhere
2/ Michael Keating begins, the internal market is, in many ways, a way of replicating what exists to faciliate the European single market. Two options are available: a single standard or principle of mutual recognition
3/ No internal market covers everything, how do we determine the exceptions? The EU operates under a very broad principle, allowing governments to override for public policy objectives. The UK Bill is much more narrowly defined.
CCC Co-Director Nicola McEwen also discusses the proposals set out in the UK Government's white paper on the internal market and explains how these could have a profound impact on devolution in the UK
As Boris Johnson visits Scotland today, how might he make the case for the Union? CCC Fellows @DaniCetra and @Coree_Brown explored this issue in recent publications