Party over Policy? Scottish Nationalism and the Politics of Independence

Leith, Murray and Steven, Martin (2010) Party over Policy? Scottish Nationalism and the Politics of Independence. The Political Quarterly, 81 (2). pp. 263-269. ISSN 0032-3179

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Abstract

The Scottish National Party (SNP) won control of Scotland's devolved government in the 2007 election yet opinion polls show no majority for its objective of independence in Europe. While the party is adept at exploiting short-term political opportunity structures in the wider British context, as well as appealing to the ‘opinion electorate’, it appears less successful at persuading a majority of Scottish voters to agree with its core ideology. Helpful parallels can be drawn between 2007 and the last time the party polled over 30 per cent of the popular vote in Scotland at the 1974 (October) British General Election—then, as now, the Scottish voter appears to be willing to distinguish between party and policy.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
The Political Quarterly
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Subjects:
?? SCOTLANDNATIONALISM PARTIESELECTIONS OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURESPOLITICS AND POLICYSOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL SCIENCEJC POLITICAL THEORY ??
ID Code:
53768
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Deposited On:
30 Apr 2012 13:31
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Published
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