Vers une Écosse indépendante ?

The SNP benefited in 2014 from exceptional factors, be they political, legal, economic or social, in order to hold the referendum on independence that it had long promised. Brexit might have provided another set of advantageous circumstances as the Scots could decide to leave the United Kingdom in o...

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Main Author: Edwige Camp-Pietrain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes 2019-06-01
Series:L'Espace Politique
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/5649
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description The SNP benefited in 2014 from exceptional factors, be they political, legal, economic or social, in order to hold the referendum on independence that it had long promised. Brexit might have provided another set of advantageous circumstances as the Scots could decide to leave the United Kingdom in order to remain in the EU had these assets not turned into adverse factors. This article, based on the analysis of parliamentary sources over thirty years, deals with the way the independence issue has shifted, both until 2014 and since 2016. It eventually argues that the SNP might be more successful by following a different, indirect, path, towards its ultimate goal, ie by proving that Scotland's place in the UK is no longer legitimate.
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spelling doaj.art-23c11edf0b0f4d3d95753604d18c063a2022-12-22T01:45:09ZengUniversité de Reims Champagne-ArdennesL'Espace Politique1958-55002019-06-013610.4000/espacepolitique.5649Vers une Écosse indépendante ?Edwige Camp-PietrainThe SNP benefited in 2014 from exceptional factors, be they political, legal, economic or social, in order to hold the referendum on independence that it had long promised. Brexit might have provided another set of advantageous circumstances as the Scots could decide to leave the United Kingdom in order to remain in the EU had these assets not turned into adverse factors. This article, based on the analysis of parliamentary sources over thirty years, deals with the way the independence issue has shifted, both until 2014 and since 2016. It eventually argues that the SNP might be more successful by following a different, indirect, path, towards its ultimate goal, ie by proving that Scotland's place in the UK is no longer legitimate.http://journals.openedition.org/espacepolitique/5649self-determinationScotlanddevolutionindependenceBrexitScottish National Party
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Vers une Écosse indépendante ?
L'Espace Politique
self-determination
Scotland
devolution
independence
Brexit
Scottish National Party
title Vers une Écosse indépendante ?
title_full Vers une Écosse indépendante ?
title_fullStr Vers une Écosse indépendante ?
title_full_unstemmed Vers une Écosse indépendante ?
title_short Vers une Écosse indépendante ?
title_sort vers une ecosse independante
topic self-determination
Scotland
devolution
independence
Brexit
Scottish National Party
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