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ID092647
Title ProperLabour and the scottish national party
Other Title Informationthe triumph of continuity in a changing Scotland
LanguageENG
AuthorGallagher, Tom
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Scotland's party system appears on the verge of major change with the Scottish National Party poised to supplant the Labour party as the dominant force. Under a charismatic leader, the SNP is using populist means to try and secure independence. However, real change appears elusive even if constitutional arrangements are altered further. The SNP distrusts democratic participation and is keen to rule through mobilised interests groups and the civil-service, strengthening the corporatist style of government characterising Scotland for centuries. Labour might avoid long-term marginalisation, if it was to embrace an agenda based on strong democratic citizenship and a broad nationalism which emphasises a continuing Union in which the benefits of devolution are clearly directed towards individual citizens as well as elite groups
`In' analytical NotePolitical Quarterly Vol. 80, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009:p533-544
Journal SourcePolitical Quarterly Vol. 80, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009:p533-544
Key WordsScotland ;  Labour ;  Nationalism ;  Participation ;  Renewal ;  Devolution