Author Archives: Coree Brown

Towards a Fair and Democratic Process? Regulating the Referendum on Scottish Independence

Posted on 29/08/2013 by Coree Brown

In a post originally published at the UK Constitutional Law Group’s blog, Professor Stephen Tierney discusses the necessary components of a fair and democratic referendum. Stephen notes the focus on the outcome rather than the legitimacy of the process. The … Continue reading →

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Tall Tales: Religion and Scottish Independence

Posted on 28/08/2013 by Coree Brown

In this piece, originally published at What Scotland Thinks, the University of Edinburgh’s Michael Rosie discusses the links between independence and religion in Scotland, concluding that apparent differences between Catholics and Protestants on issues of constitutional change are a result … Continue reading →

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Partnership after Independence

Posted on 22/08/2013 by Coree Brown

In this article published at the Future of the UK and Scotland and Scotland on Sunday, Dr. Nicola McEwen discusses the Scottish government’s proposals of independence, describing them as ’embedded within the British Isles’ In little over a year from … Continue reading →

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Event: What does Scotland think about independence?

Posted on 15/08/2013 by Coree Brown

Event: What does Scotland think about independence? The AQMeN network will host an event as part of the Festival of Social Science. What does Scotland think about independence? What do people in Scotland think about the issues surrounding the referendum … Continue reading →

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A New Underemployment Index for Scotland

Posted on 13/08/2013 by Coree Brown

In this piece by Dr David Bell and Dr David Blanchflower (both of the University of Stirling) the authors explore the notion of underemployment and assess underemployment and unemployment rates in Scotland and the rest of the UK. Part of the … Continue reading →

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ESRC Seminar Series: Call for postgraduate participation

Posted on 12/08/2013 by Coree Brown

Security in Scotland, with or without constitutional change The ESRC is offering funding for three UK postgraduate students to attend all six security seminars, which run from September 2013 to September 2015. This seminar series will explore the implications of … Continue reading →

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Events: Edinburgh International Book Festival

Posted on 11/08/2013 by Coree Brown

Edinburgh International Book Festival: Scotland’s Choice Tickets are still available for the following events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Resolutely Independent with Alasdair Gray Wednesday 14 August 3:00pm – 4:00pm Baillie Gifford Main Theatre Buy tickets Shaping Scotland’s Future … Continue reading →

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Event: How do we write the rules in a good Scottish democracy?

Posted on 25/07/2013 by Coree Brown

ERS Scotland invites you to join us to hear some of the ideas we’ve being talking about in relation to how we might introduce effective checks and balances to ensure a good democracy in Scotland is guaranteed and protected. As … Continue reading →

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The Unbalanced Sterling Zone

Posted on 20/06/2013 by Coree Brown

In last month’s post, Dr Robert Zymek discussed an independent Scotland’s choice of currency in terms of the theory of Optimal Currency Areas (OCA). In this post, I assume that Scotland and the rest of the UK (rUK) do form … Continue reading →

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Spying on Scotland: A Modest Proposal

Posted on 14/06/2013 by Coree Brown

In this piece, Andrew Neal reflects on the recent US spying scandal, particularly in light of revelations that the British GCHQ was making use of this intelligence. This piece was originally published on securitypolitics on 11 June 2013. The recent … Continue reading →

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