Making politics educational: the experience of the Scottish referendum on independence
In 2014 the issue of constitutional change in the UK brought about by an agreement between the UK and Scottish Government, for a referendum on Scottish independence, created the motivation for widespread political engagement with the formal political process. Scottish citizens - including newly enfr...
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| description | In 2014 the issue of constitutional change in the UK brought about by an agreement between the UK and Scottish Government, for a referendum on Scottish independence, created the motivation for widespread political engagement with the formal political process. Scottish citizens - including newly enfranchised 16 and 17 year olds - were debating, discussing and disagreeing about opting out of one of the world’s richest countries. This was an unusual situation and one that nearly happened despite a hostile corporate, political and mainstream media response to the demand for independence. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that this movement for change was the result of narrow-minded nationalism. Although the Referendum result was that Scotland should remain in the UK the process also produced widespread politicization of ordinary people. The cultural politics of communities had engaged with the political culture of the state and the dialectic between the two generated educational experiences and opened up new political possibilities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5eb6eb6d58eb4aa1a1dbc3076b9bd7682023-01-18T09:53:43ZengHipatia PressHistoria Social y de la Educación2014-35672015-06-014210.17583/hse.2015.1566Making politics educational: the experience of the Scottish referendum on independenceJim CrowtherIn 2014 the issue of constitutional change in the UK brought about by an agreement between the UK and Scottish Government, for a referendum on Scottish independence, created the motivation for widespread political engagement with the formal political process. Scottish citizens - including newly enfranchised 16 and 17 year olds - were debating, discussing and disagreeing about opting out of one of the world’s richest countries. This was an unusual situation and one that nearly happened despite a hostile corporate, political and mainstream media response to the demand for independence. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that this movement for change was the result of narrow-minded nationalism. Although the Referendum result was that Scotland should remain in the UK the process also produced widespread politicization of ordinary people. The cultural politics of communities had engaged with the political culture of the state and the dialectic between the two generated educational experiences and opened up new political possibilities. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/hse/article/view/1566Scottish referendumindependencepoliticizationcounter-hegemonic change |
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| title | Making politics educational: the experience of the Scottish referendum on independence |
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| title_short | Making politics educational: the experience of the Scottish referendum on independence |
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| topic | Scottish referendum independence politicization counter-hegemonic change |
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