Table of Contents
Introduction (
Duncan McTavish) 1. Unionism and Nationalism: The Historical Context of Contemporary Scottish Politics (Ewen Cameron)
2. How Scotland Votes: Elections and Electoral Behaviour in Scotland (Craig McAngus)
3. The Quality of Scottish Democracy (Thomas Lundberg)
4. Political Parties in Scotland (Duncan McTavish)
5. Corks on a Beach? Finding a Hard Budget Constraint for Scottish Government (Paul Hallwood and Ronald MacDonald)
6. Scottish Local Government: Past, Present and Futures (Colin Mair)
7. Civil Service and the Machinery of Government (Richard Parry)
8. Social Policy in a Devolved Scotland. Different, Fairer? (Kirstein Rummery)
9. Politics of Gender Equality in Scotland: Mind the Gap (Karen Jonhston and Gillian Fyfe)
10. Scotland and the World. Para-diplomacy and Proto-diplomacy (Michael Keating)
11. A Small Country in a Bigger Country or a Small Country in a Big World (Richard Kerley)
12. The Future of Scottish Government and Public Policy: A Distinctive Scottish Style (Paul Cairney)
13. Scotland and British Constitutional Reform (Matt Qvortrup)
14. The Media and Politics in Scotland (David Hutchison)
Conclusion (Duncan McTavish)