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This article analyzes the social characteristics & career paths of Scottish elected representatives, assessing the extent to which the Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) are different from their Scottish counterparts at Westminster as well as the society at large. Taking the analysis of comparative representation beyond the contemporary focus on gender, this article finds that in certain specific ways the Scottish counterparts at Westminster are actually more representative of the Scottish population. While MSPs are more representative of the female population, traditional "politics facilitating" career paths are less important than they are for Westminster & Scottish MPs are more representative of ethnicity & the working class in Scotland. Findings suggest that if we want a more inclusive style of "new politics," the parties will have to address the issue of microcosmic representation from a wider perspective than the current focus on gender. 8 Tables, 1 Appendix. Adapted from the source document.

Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Series Editor's Note; James J.S. Foster: Introduction; Body matter; One: William Smith (1727-1803); Two: Benjamin Rush (1746-1813); Three: John Witherspoon (1723-1794); Four: James Wilson (1742-1798); Five: Samuel Stanhope Smith (1751-1819); Six: Archibald Alexander (1772-1851); Seven: William Ellery Channing (1780-1842); Eight: Alexander Campbell (1788-1866); Nine: James McCosh (1811-1894); Ten: Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914); Back matter; Other titles available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK.

AbstractAs the 2014 referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country approaches, there is increasing debate about the nature and advantages of the relationship between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. This paper seeks to examine the views on the Union between Scotland and England that are found in the writings of the main figures of the eighteenth century Scottish Enlightenment. It examines the arguments that Scotland's most famous social and political thinkers, such as David Hume and Adam Smith, put forward in favour of union with England and uses them to inform the contemporary debate.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface to the Re-issue of 2021 -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Capital, Control and Communication -- 1. The Development of Scottish Capital up to the First World War -- 2. Continuity and Change in the Inter-war Years -- 3. Consolidation and Growth in the Post-war Years -- 4. The Seventies: Prosperity or Continued Decline? -- 5. The Response to Oil -- Conclusion: the Transformation of Scottish Capital -- Appendix: Methods and Definitions -- Bibliography -- Index.