02879nam 2200733 a 450 991079194690332120200520144314.01-78170-139-31-84779-213-810.7765/9781847792136(CKB)2560000000085782(EBL)1069525(OCoLC)818847220(SSID)ssj0000747047(PQKBManifestationID)12385825(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747047(PQKBWorkID)10699551(PQKB)10242352(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085713(Au-PeEL)EBL1069525(CaPaEBR)ebr10623242(MiAaPQ)EBC1069525(DE-B1597)659998(DE-B1597)9781847792136(EXLCZ)99256000000008578220121130d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrBetween two unions[electronic resource] Europeanisation and Scottish devolution /Paolo DardanelliManchester Manchester University Press20051 online resource (189 p.)DevolutionDevolution seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-7080-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. The 1970s -- pt. II. The 1990s -- pt. III. Conclusions.This book is the first in-depth comparative study of Scottish devolution and the first to analyse the impact of the European dimension. With focus on the periods leading up to the referendums in 1979 and 1997, it investigates positions and strategies of political parties and interest groups and how these influenced constitutional preferences at mass level and ultimately the referendum results. Based on rigorous analysis of an extensive body of quantitative and qualitative sources, it builds a ground-breaking argument that challenges the widespread thesis that support for devolution wasDevolution SeriesPOLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / GeneralbisacshScotlandPolitics and government21st centuryConservative rule.European dimension.Scottish devolution.changing attitudes.comparative study.constitutional preferences.independence.interest groups.political parties.referendum.POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General.320.9411Dardanelli Paolo1584354MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791946903321Between two unions3868070UNINA