Devolution and Britishness, 1966-1999
This paper considers devolution to Scotland and Wales in the light of current conceptions of the crisis of Britishness. It argues that because rising nationalist demands coincided with wider concerns about Britain’s position in the world it has been assumed that devolution was a reactive response to...
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| Formatua: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Hizkuntza: | Anglais |
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Revue française de civilisation britannique
2017
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | This paper considers devolution to Scotland and Wales in the light of current conceptions of the crisis of Britishness. It argues that because rising nationalist demands coincided with wider concerns about Britain’s position in the world it has been assumed that devolution was a reactive response to crisis. Instead, the ability to respond to desires for greater political autonomy in Wales and Scotland was a product of the ability of the mainstream ‘British’ parties, particularly Labour, to accommodate national distinctiveness within their wider programmes. |
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