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All Change. Again
In: Scottish affairs, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 263-272
ISSN: 2053-888X
The Spring of 2024 saw further political turmoil in Holyrood. The Bute House Agreement between the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Scottish Greens came to an abrupt end, and resulted in the subsequent resignation of Humza Yousaf as leader of the SNP and, thus, as Scotland's First Minister. This editorial essay surveys the events contributing to the crisis and considers the prospects of a minority Scottish Government led by the SNP's John Swinney.
Across the Narrow Sea
In: Scottish affairs, Band 33, Heft 3, S. 374-376
ISSN: 2053-888X
Editorial: After the Fall …
In: Scottish affairs, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 387-396
ISSN: 2053-888X
The first half of 2023 saw considerable change in Scotland's politics, with the resignation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and a divisive and bitter leadership contest in the SNP. The nature and scope of this political crisis is not yet clear, and this editorial looks briefly at the prospects for the SNP, and its new leader Humza Yousaf, with the significant difficulties he faces in steadying the ship.
Scottish Affairs at Thirty
In: Scottish affairs, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 233-243
ISSN: 2053-888X
This editorial essay reviews thirty years of Scottish Affairs, from its 'prehistoric' roots in the Scottish Government Yearbooks, through its initial launch and overall development. It reiterates this journal's various commitments, not least to providing a forum for, and to encourage, well-informed debate on, and around, Scotland.
Editorial
In: Scottish affairs, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 391-392
ISSN: 2053-888X
Scotland's Catholics, A Distinctive Community?
In: Scottish affairs, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 366-381
ISSN: 2053-888X
Despite persistent debate about the status and character of Scotland's Catholic community the question of how distinctive – if at all – Scotland's Catholics are within a wider British Catholicism is seldom asked. Utilising the newly released Catholics in Britain Survey of 2019 this short article sketches out some comparative evidence on Catholic religiosity, moral values, family, and personal networks. It concludes that Scotland's Catholicism is closely similar, in terms of such measures, to a wider British Catholic community.
Losing Faith in the Sister Isle
In: Scottish affairs, Band 31, Heft 2, S. 251-256
ISSN: 2053-888X
A radical moderate: Essays on Secularism and Multiculturalism: Book Review of Essays on Secularism and Multiculturalism, by Tariq Modood, Reviewed by Michael Rosie
In: Identities: global studies in culture and power, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 496-499
ISSN: 1547-3384
Editorial: Frank Bechhofer (1935–2018)
In: Scottish affairs, Band 28, Heft 2, S. v-vi
ISSN: 2053-888X
Lost and Forgotten
In: Scottish affairs, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 512-517
ISSN: 2053-888X
Editorial
In: Scottish affairs, Band 25, Heft 2, S. v-v
ISSN: 2053-888X
Scotland: All Change?
In: Scottish affairs, Band 24, Heft 4, S. 383-388
ISSN: 2053-888X
Two years – 2014 and 2015 – saw remarkable and profound developments in Scotland's political history. This introduction to a Special Issue of Scottish Affairs that examines these developments outlines Scotland's tumultuous years, why they are inevitably puzzling, and why they are perhaps unresolvable. It then notes key and salient points from the various contributions in the volume.
The Sectarian Iceberg?
In: Scottish affairs, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 328-350
ISSN: 2053-888X
This article situates the contemporary evidential position on Scotland's sectarianism within some longer-term and ongoing debates. It does so by addressing three key aspects of sectarianism in Scotland. Firstly it explores long-standing concerns about sectarianism in Scotland, and the puzzle that sectarianism frequently seems to be someone else's problem. It then outlines some central evidential claims made about sectarianism in the 1980s and why our increasing knowledge about religion in Scotland's social structure appear to bear them out. Finally, the article concludes by questioning how far we can conceive of 'Protestants' and 'Catholics' as divided in the personal, informal and intimate spheres of contemporary Scottish life.
Tall Tales: Understanding Religion and Scottish Independence
In: Scottish affairs, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 332-341
ISSN: 2053-888X
There are a number of tall tales about how religion shapes opinions on Scotland's constitutional future. This article outlines some of the more common of these, as well as claims of a recent 'silent revolution' amongst Scotland's Catholics. These are examined through the evidence of Scottish Social Attitudes Surveys. The article concludes that the apparent associations between religious group and support for independence in fact spring from differential experiences of secularisation. Far from demonstrating shifts in religious opinion, the evidence suggests that religious belonging now has little or no relevance to attitudes towards independence.