The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014

The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014

In a context where the Scottish National Party (SNP) has become the dominant party in Scotland, this article explores one aspect of the party’s ideology, namely its conception of Scottish society and citizenship, based on an analysis of the speeches made by Alex Salmond in the years 2007-2014, when...

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מחבר ראשי: Duclos, Nathalie
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יצא לאור: Revue française de civilisation britannique 2016
נושאים:
souveraineté
citoyenneté
Scottish National Party
Alex Salmond
nationalisme
identité écossaise
sovereignty
citizenship
nationalism
society
Scottishness
common weal
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:rfcb_856 https://doi.org/10.4000/rfcb.856 urn:doi:10.4000/rfcb.856 en https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/856 2016-07-19T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/k13s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014 Revue française de civilisation britannique CRECIB - Centre de recherche et d'études en civilisation britannique info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2429-4373 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0248-9015 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb Duclos, Nathalie souveraineté citoyenneté Scottish National Party Alex Salmond nationalisme identité écossaise sovereignty citizenship Scottish National Party Alex Salmond nationalism society Scottishness common weal In a context where the Scottish National Party (SNP) has become the dominant party in Scotland, this article explores one aspect of the party’s ideology, namely its conception of Scottish society and citizenship, based on an analysis of the speeches made by Alex Salmond in the years 2007-2014, when he was both party leader and Scottish First Minister. The language of politics provides the focus for this article. Its purpose is threefold: first, to present the way in which the SNP named and labelled Scottish society in those pivotal years; second, to establish what these naming strategies revealed about the party’s conception of Scottish citizenship, nationalism and national identity; and third, to explain how this conception was made integral to its general political strategy and campaign for independence. The analysis shows that Scottish society and the Scottish people were portrayed in three, complementary ways: as the people who reside on the territory of Scotland, which is in keeping with the SNP’s “civic” nationalism and with its perception of Scottish citizenship as one that is based on residency rather than ancestry; as a “sovereign people” and as “the community of the realm of Scotland”, which bears testimony to the SNP’s exploitation of two powerful Scottish political myths; and as a social democratic society with a “shared sense of the common weal” which translates into support for universalist policies at odds with both Labour and the Conservatives’ policy choices. These visions of society and citizenship were all included in the SNP’s case for an independent social democratic Scottish State. Dans un contexte où le Scottish National Party (SNP) est désormais le parti dominant en Écosse, cet article explore un aspect de son idéologie, à savoir sa conception de la société et de la citoyenneté écossaises, à partir d’une analyse des discours faits par Alex Salmond dans les années 2007-2014, lorsqu’il était à la fois chef du parti et chef du gouvernement écossais. Il vise à établir la manière dont le SNP a désigné la société écossaise pendant ces années, ce que cela révèle de sa conception de la citoyenneté, du nationalisme et de l’identité nationale, et enfin la façon dont cette conception a été intégrée à sa stratégie politique générale et à sa campagne pour l’indépendance. L’analyse démontre que la société et le peuple écossais furent définis de trois façons complémentaires : premièrement, en tant que peuple fait des personnes résidant sur le territoire écossais, conformément au nationalisme « civique » du SNP et à sa vision de la citoyenneté comme étant fondée sur la résidence plus que sur les origines ; deuxièmement, en tant que « peuple souverain » et que « communauté du royaume d’Écosse », ce qui permet au SNP d’exploiter deux grands mythes politiques écossais ; et troisièmement, en tant que société social-démocrate ayant le sens du « bien commun », ce qui se traduit par un soutien à des politiques universalistes contraires aux orientations du parti travailliste comme du parti conservateur. Ces visions de la société et de la citoyenneté furent mises en avant afin de promouvoir l’indépendance de l’Écosse et la mise en place d’un État social-démocrate écossais.
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topic souveraineté
citoyenneté
Scottish National Party
Alex Salmond
nationalisme
identité écossaise
sovereignty
citizenship
Scottish National Party
Alex Salmond
nationalism
society
Scottishness
common weal
spellingShingle souveraineté
citoyenneté
Scottish National Party
Alex Salmond
nationalisme
identité écossaise
sovereignty
citizenship
Scottish National Party
Alex Salmond
nationalism
society
Scottishness
common weal
Duclos, Nathalie
The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014
description In a context where the Scottish National Party (SNP) has become the dominant party in Scotland, this article explores one aspect of the party’s ideology, namely its conception of Scottish society and citizenship, based on an analysis of the speeches made by Alex Salmond in the years 2007-2014, when he was both party leader and Scottish First Minister. The language of politics provides the focus for this article. Its purpose is threefold: first, to present the way in which the SNP named and labelled Scottish society in those pivotal years; second, to establish what these naming strategies revealed about the party’s conception of Scottish citizenship, nationalism and national identity; and third, to explain how this conception was made integral to its general political strategy and campaign for independence. The analysis shows that Scottish society and the Scottish people were portrayed in three, complementary ways: as the people who reside on the territory of Scotland, which is in keeping with the SNP’s “civic” nationalism and with its perception of Scottish citizenship as one that is based on residency rather than ancestry; as a “sovereign people” and as “the community of the realm of Scotland”, which bears testimony to the SNP’s exploitation of two powerful Scottish political myths; and as a social democratic society with a “shared sense of the common weal” which translates into support for universalist policies at odds with both Labour and the Conservatives’ policy choices. These visions of society and citizenship were all included in the SNP’s case for an independent social democratic Scottish State.
author Duclos, Nathalie
author_facet Duclos, Nathalie
author_sort Duclos, Nathalie
title The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014
title_short The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014
title_full The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014
title_fullStr The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014
title_full_unstemmed The SNP’s Conception of Scottish Society and Citizenship, 2007-2014
title_sort snp’s conception of scottish society and citizenship, 2007-2014
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