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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hassan, Gerry
• Arnott, Margaret
• Bennie, Lynn
• Biagi, Marco G
• Convery, Alan
• Crichton, Torcuil
• Curtice, John
• Ferguson, Zoe
• Fraser, Murdo
• Gallagher, Jim
• Gibbs, Ewan
• Gillick, Ambrose
• Gow, David
• Hassan, Gerry
• Hughes, Kirsty
• Ivett, Lee
• Kerley, Richard
• Kidd, Colin
• Lamont, Johann
• McAngus, Craig
• McGarvey, Neil
• McMillan, Joyce
• Shephard, Mark
• St Denny, Emily
• Stolz, Klaus

Titel

The Story of the Scottish Parliament : The First Two Decades Explained

Ort / Verlag

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2022]

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• How have Scotland’s first post-devolution decades been felt across the political landscape?Features analysis of the key political institutions and parties in ScotlandProvides a detailed chronology of the devolution eraIncludes perspectives from civil servants, campaigners and politicians including Jim Gallagher, Joyce McMillan, Johann Lamont, Murdo Fraser and Marco BiagiIf you want a taster ahead of publication on 1st August you can download the introduction from the resources tab, below.Marking the first twenty years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations.-
• It brings together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants – building an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution.The Story of the Scottish Parliament is an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world.Contributors to The Story of the Scottish ParliamentMargaret Arnott is professor of public policy at the University of the West of Scotland.Lynn Bennie is reader in politics at the University of Aberdeen. Marco G. Biagi was MSP for Edinburgh from 2011 to 2016, latterly serving as Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment. Alan Convery is lecturer in politics at the University of Edinburgh. Torcuil Crichton is the Daily Record’s Westminster editor and a journalistic veteran of six UK general election campaigns and five Scottish elections.-
• Sir John Curtice is professor of politics at Strathclyde University and senior research fellow, NatCen/ScotCen Social Research. Zoe Ferguson is an associate with the Carnegie UK Trust and has been developing their work on kindness. Murdo Fraser is MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife and was deputy leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party from 2005 to 2011.Jim Gallagher’s 35-year civil service career included heading the Scottish Justice department, being private secretary to two Secretaries of State for Scotland, and twice serving in the No 10 Policy Unit under different Prime Ministers. Ewan Gibbs lectures in sociology and social policy at the University of the West of Scotland and sits on the committee of the Scottish Labour History Society. Ambrose Gillick is a designer and lecturer in architecture at Kent School of Architecture. David Gow is now editor of Social Europe and of sceptical.scot. Gerry Hassan is research fellow in contemporary history at Dundee University.-