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| ISBN | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Description | Ref. |
| 1902930282 | no image available | Open Scotland?: Journalists, Spin Doctors and Lobbyists | Schlesinger, Philip; Miller, David; Dinan, William | Edinburgh University Press | 2001 | This is a study of the media pressure which is brought to bear on the new Scottish parliament. It is about how lobbyists, spin-doctors and journalists all interact with the Scottish Executive and the MSPs. | 607 |
| 1902930355 | no image available | New Scotland, New Society?: Are Social and Political Ties Fragmenting? | Curtice, John; McCrone, David; Park, Alison; Paterson, Lindsay | Edinburgh University Press | 2001 | This study draws on the results of the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey and examines public opinion on a number of important social and political issues. | 610 |
| 1902930266 | |
Year Zero: An Inside View of the Scottish Parliament | Watson, Mike | Edinburgh University Press | 2001 | As an MSP, the author gives an insider`s view of many issues facing the Scottish parliament. Subjects include: the Labour-Liberal deal, the parties, the media, parliamentary committees, the Cubie Report, the fight over Section 28, the relationships between MSPs. | 605 |
| 1902930258 | no image available | New Scotland, New Politics? | Paterson, Lindsay; Brown, Alice; Curtice, John | Edinburgh University Press | 2001 | An analysis of the first elections to the Scottish Parliament (1999). The book covers the Scots` expectations of the the new parliament and views on the relationship with Westminster and Europe. | 609 |
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Road to Home Rule, The: Images of Scotland`s Cause | Harvie, Christopher; Jones, Peter | Edinburgh University Press | 2000 | The book describes the long struggle for a Scottish parliament. It chronicles the political movements that led to early promises by Keir Hardie and William Gladstone, the growing political pressure from the SNP and the final delivery at the tail-end of the century. | 606 |
| 1902930118 | |
Scottish Popular Politics: From Radicalism to Labour | Fraser, W. Hamish | Edinburgh University Press | 2000 | Essentially a study of the Labour Party in Scotland, the book charts the formation of the bodies which gave rise to the Labour Party and how Labour has established itself as the dominant political party in the country. It also raises the issue of how the radicalism which gave the rise to the Labour Party may now find a voice. | 608 |
| 0714655678 | |
Scottish Parliament, The: A Scandinavian-Style Assembly | Arter, David | Frank Cass Publishers | 2004 | This study of the workings of the Scottish parliament draws comparisons between its structure and those found in Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Austria. In particular it looks at the manner in which the committees operate. | 906 |
| 0748619240 | |
Scotsman Guide to Scottish Politics, The | Spicer, Matthew (ed.) | Edinburgh University Press | 2004 | This book serves both as an encyclopaedia and a directory of Scottish politics. It includes articles by commentators and politicians on topics such as the 2001 General Election, the relations between the Edinburgh and London parliaments, the workings of the Scottish parliament and the issue of fiscal autonomy. There is also a detailed directory, including biographies of MSPs and MPs, election results, information on the Scottish Executive, the parliament`s committees and the country`s political parties. | 954 |
| 1840188677 | |
Scotland First: Truth and Consequences | Mcleish, Henry | Mainstream Publishing | 2004 | Henry McLeish was Scotland`s second First Minister and in this book he relates many of the stories that lurked in the background during his tenure in that office. The relationship with the Westminster government, the argument over the construction of the Holyrood parliament building and the history of his own rise and downfall are described. | 1041 |
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