Britishness Group event on Scottish Independence referendum held
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 13:44:00 BST
Centre for Research in the Social Sciences (CRISS) researchers Dr Andrew Mycock and Dr Catherine McGlynn contributed papers to a recent one day Political Studies Association (PSA) symposium about the potential impact of the Scottish independence referendum. The symposium entitled ‘Scotland’s Choice: Reshaping Relationships’ was held at Queen’s University Belfast on 25 June 2014.
The event was co-organised by the Queen’s University School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, PSA Irish Politics Group, and the PSA Britishness Specialist Group, which is based at the University of Huddersfield.
Dr Mycock’s presentation was entitled, 'The Imminent Death of Ethnic Britishness? Culture, Identity and the post-British state(s)' and demonstrated how Northern Ireland is often left out of debates about the constitutional future of the UK. Dr McGlynn’s presented a paper, co-authored with Dr Murray Leith of the University of the West of Scotland, called 'Reading from the same script: The Democratic Unionist Party and Scottish National Party in comparative analysis'. The paper demonstrated that, despite many obstacles facing the two parties, both had managed to succeed by utilising increasingly sophisticated electoral strategies.
Podcasts from the event are available on the ever-popular current affairs blog, Slugger O’Toole.
