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W. Elliot Bulmer - Constituting Scotland: The Scottish National Movement and the Westminster Model - 9780748697595 - V9780748697595
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Constituting Scotland: The Scottish National Movement and the Westminster Model

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The rise of the Scottish national movement has been accompanied by the emergence of distinct constitutional ideas, claims and arguments - but the literature on constitutional design in Scotland is currently sparse. Drawing on the fields of constitutional theory, comparative constitutional law and Scottish studies, this volume examines the historical trajectory of the constitutional question in Scotland and analyses the influences and constraints on the constitutional imagination of the Scottish national movement, in terms of both the national and international contexts. It identifies an emerging Scottish nationalist constitutional tradition that is distinct from British constitutional orthodoxies but nevertheless corresponds to broad global trends in constitutional thought and design. Much of the book is devoted to the detailed exposition and comparative analysis of the draft constitution for an independent Scotland published by the SNP in 2002. The 2014 draft interim Constitution presented by the Scottish Government is also examined, and the two texts are contrasted to show the changing nature of the SNP's constitutional policy: from liberal-procedural constitutionalism in pursuit of a more inclusive polity, to a more populist and majoritarian constitutionalism.

Product Details

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748697595
SKU
V9780748697595
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About W. Elliot Bulmer
W. Elliot Bulmer holds a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow. Previously the Research Director of the Constitutional Commission in Scotland (2009-13), he is now part of the Constitution Building Processes team for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in The Hague. His previous works include A Model Constitution for Scotland (2011) and A Constitution for the Common Good (2014).

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