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Scottish Parliament Scottish nationalists began to argue that the funds from this oil were not benefiting Scotland as much as they should. The Scottish Parliament returned after the Restoration of Charles II to the throne in 1660, and, although initially docile, gradually came to exert considerable influence over the Crown—removing the clergy's right to attend in 1689 and finally abolishing the Lords of the Articles in 1690. The elections for the Scottish Parliament were the first in the UK to use the Additional Member System (AMS), which is a method of proportional representation (although various forms of PR had already been used in EU Parliamentary elections, and in Northern Ireland for local councils and the Assembly). www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sc/scottish_parliament.html   (2468 words)

Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Scottish Football Association is the second oldest national football association in the world, with the Scottish national football team playing and hosting the world's first ever international football match. The Scottish Reformation, initiated in 1560 and led by John Knox, was Calvinist, and throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Church of Scotland maintained a strict theology and kept a tight control over the morality of the population. In 1603, the Scottish King James VI inherited the throne of the Kingdom of England, and became James I of England. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scotland   (5080 words)

Scottish national identity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A considerable majority of the people of Scotland share a Scottish national identity, usually with considerable pride in their country, its history and with the achievements of their countrymen including those who have emigrated and their descendants. Identification of others as Scottish is generally a matter of accent, and though the various dialects of the Scots language and Scottish English (or the accents of Gaelic speakers) are distinctive, people associate them all together as Scottish with a shared identity, as well as a regional or local identity. The Scottish identity is largely free from ethnic distinction, and it has been noted (Sunday Herald 4 September 2005) that many of "immigrant" descent see themselves (and are seen as), for example, Pakistani and Scottish: Asian-Scots. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scottish_national_identity   (368 words)

Higgins (2002) Political coverage and national identity in the Scottish press: the case of the 1999 elections Political coverage and national identity in the Scottish press: the case of the 1999 elections Higgins (2002) Political coverage and national identity in the Scottish press: the case of the 1999 elections www.getcited.org /pub/103412473   (32 words)

The Nationalism Project: Scottish Ethnic Nationalism by Eric G.E. Zuelow Scottish Watch declared themselves a nationalist group because "only nationalism can unite a social or cultural group in the war against imperialism of economic theories and dogma" (New Scottish Clearances, 1993, 2).14 By September 1993, the organization had 120 members (Scotland on Sunday, 19/9/93) and had grown to 250 members by March 1995 (Scotsman, 3/3/95). As a result of the press coverage, Cameron voluntarily resigned her translation job at a Gaelic television station and was suspended from the Scottish National Party. Scotland and Nationalism: Scottish Society and Politics 1707-1977. www.nationalismproject.org /articles/zuelow1.htm   (6502 words)

SCOTTISH IMPERIALISM AND NATIONAL IDENTITY (Part 1) - Word Power These aspects of Scottish society which it is the duty of the left to combat, such as racism, are as much an integral part of the Scottish national identity as those other, more admirable qualities of which we prefer to speak. The section of the Scottish ruling class which had once given its allegiance to the Stuarts now transferred their loyalties to the Hanoverian dynasty and was anxious to prove that the reconciliation was genuine - as anxious as the ministers of state were to have it proved. The seventeenth century, from the Scottish entry into the War of the Three Kingdoms, was the watershed during which attitudes on the Lowland side of the Highland Line hardened into a hostility whose full and terrible consequence would only become apparent at the climax of the revolution in 1746. www.word-power.co.uk /platform/PlatformStyle-22   (8638 words)

‘Listen to Her Listening to their words in interviews conducted by various people, including myself, and comparative theoretical studies on nation, nationality and Scottish national identity, I will attempt to outline a development of the concept of national identity in Emma Tennant, Ali Smith and Scottish National Identity Bearing these three point in mind, I would like to focus on Ali Smith and her concerns about national identity and Scottishness. www.vanheijnsbergen.net /germana.html   (1374 words)

National Identity in Scotland and Ireland (Final Part) Both Irish and Scottish national identity were defined by their difference from the English way of doing things and both perceived England as the source of their troubles. National identity is not just about politics, for most people it is about their culture, their perceived common traits with their countrymen. Both Ireland and Scotland had high emigration for the period under discussion and many of these emigrants also exported aspects of their national identity. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/modern_scottish_history/95503/3   (464 words)

SUMMARY: Public Opinion (study 1) While national identity is associated with party identification and constitutional attitudes, there is considerable 'non-alignment' between these three variables such that, even among those who identify as most strongly Scottish, around half support neither the SNP nor Scottish independence. The relative significance of Scottish and British identities is reflected in attitudes to the Scottish and British flags. Scottishness is salient across all categories of respondent, regardless of gender, age, class, education or religion. www.institute-of-governance.org /forum/Leverhulme/summaries/public_opinion_summary.html   (944 words)

Siol nan Gaidheal - Language An independent Scottish government with a commitment to Scottish culture in general and our indigenous language in particular would need to create a national committee structure with the remit of spreading the use and encouraging the teaching of Gaelic in every sphere of Scottish life. Thus Gaelic, the Scottish language, was displaced politically as the language of those"wild and barbaric people" who had clung on tenaciously to their non-metropolitan ways—their tongue was now termed disparagingly "Erse" or "Irish". Those values that most differed—religion and language—did not undermine the common cement of Scottish nationhood which all Albannaich shared, and in an age where imperialist English armies threatened Scotland on an almost constant basis, the unitary nature of the state was a priority to all. www.siol-nan-gaidheal.com /gaelic.htm   (2398 words)

Paul Allison .co.uk Another example of how national identity is unified is the lack of a self-governing state for the nation of Scotland, which has strengthened perceptions of a single ‘Scottishness', This view, that the past inevitably shapes national identity, reiterates what was stated in the first section, and illustrates the power of history and tradition, invented or not, in shaping self-perceived identities. It is easier to create a sense of Scottishness which does not rely on ethnicity and/or language because the identity of the nation is not in question, only the location of its government. www.netleyabbeytartanarmy.net /Paul/diss9.htm   (570 words)

BBC News UK The English: Europe's lost tribe And although harbouring national identity is not necessarily a good thing, Prof Knight says it has become important in order to fill the void of conviction created by a decline in religious beliefs. But English identity is more of a "fiction" he says, explaining his theory that the mythic hero Robin Hood was modelled on the Scottish patriot William Wallace and originally called "Rabbie Hood". "Our aim is the equivalent of the Welsh and Scottish national parties, on the assumption that England has as much right to be independent as they do," says Mr Nickerson. news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/255337.stm   (838 words)

National Identity in Scotland and Ireland (Part Three) Also the existence of national institutions such as the National Museum, the Royal Scottish Museum, the National Gallery, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the National Library of Scotland added to the illusion of an independent nation. ‘The conversion of the Liberal Party to home rule for Ireland in 1886 led to an immediate upsurge of nationalist sentiment among Scottish Liberals.’ (3). In 1854 the Scottish Rights Society was founded largely over the issue of the St.George’s cross as the flag of the British navy but they were unable to effect any change. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/15457/94681   (649 words)

S7023-D001.html The omnipresence in Scottish thinking of the history of William Wallace, for example, whose death at the hands of the treacherous Scottish nobles elevated him to the status of mythic hero, was merely the most dramatic manifestation of how such beliefs persisted. This is not to say that the voices of Scottish women poets were similarly ignored in earlier times, however, for their names do in fact figure in earlier literary histories and anthologies, especially those dating from the later nineteenth and earlier twentieth centuries. In the case of Scottish literature, this indigenous culture is most clearly apparent in the vernacular, idiomatic tradition, as well as in the wholly Gaelic corpus, but it informs a large portion of the Anglophone literature as well. www.alexanderstreet2.com /SWRPlive/bios/S7023-D001.html   (6663 words)

Definition of Declaration of Arbroath However it is not disputed that the document subsequently played an influential role in the history of Scottish national identity and the creation of the common belief (whether based in legal reality or not) that in Scotland it is the 'people' that are sovereign, rather than the monarch or parliament, as in England. The seals of eight earls and as many as forty-one other Scottish nobles were appended to to the document, probably over the space of some weeks and months, with nobles sending in their seals to be used, perhaps under some duress. The stirring rhetoric of the Declaration has made it famous both in Scotland, and internationally, and it is argued that it had some influence on the drafters of the United States Declaration of Independence. www.wordiq.com /definition/Declaration_of_Arbroath   (735 words)

Akerbeltz.org - Official Status for Gaelic To similar effect is the Scottish Land Court Act 1993 (1993 c.45, s.1(5)), requiring a Gaelic-speaking member on the seven-member Land Court, which deals with non-crofting land disputes in the Highlands and Islands as part of its national remit. Schedule 1 to the British Nationality Act 1981 (1981 c.61, Schedule 1, s.1-(1)(c)) enumerates among the requirements for naturalisation as a British citizen that the applicant “has a sufficient knowledge of the English, Welsh or Scottish Gaelic language”. Scottish National Party Gaelic Policy — an overview www.akerbeltz.org /rannsachadh/officialstatus.htm   (7725 words)

Scottish National Dictionary --  Encyclopædia Britannica Scottish lexicographer who was editor of the 10-volume Scottish National Dictionary from 1946 until it was completed in 1976; his work was credited with having given the language respectability and having helped form Scotland's 20th-century cultural identity (b. A two-volume abridgement, The Compact Scottish National Dictionary, appeared in 1986. Most nations have selected one of their patriotic songs as a national anthem, to be played and sung on ceremonial occasions. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9066366   (697 words)

Engl 320(2003) The nature of Scottish national identity within Britain has come under renewed consideration as a consequence of the reconvening of the Scottish Parliament in July, 1999. Throughout the course, we will speculate on the relationship between the construction of Scottish national identity in the eighteenth century and its twentieth- and twenty-first-century manifestations. Many of the resources which we will consider are available in digital form on the web, so we will also be concerned with how such resources represent Scottish national identity in relation to the current global infomarket. www.sfu.ca /personal/leith/Engl320(2003).htm   (1196 words)

ives.htm These possibilities must be explored if we are to gain insight into the early development of Scottish national identity. Perhaps it is only after this occurs can the nostalgia for the earlier "Golden Age" of Scottish literature develop; perhaps James's possession of the English throne facilitated a new type of Scottish nationalism; perhaps only once something is lost can it be mourned. This paper will focus on the relations between the English (and continental) and the Scottish literary traditions and, later, between James and the poets he patronized during the early years of his reign. www.ualberta.ca /~englishd/ives.htm   (635 words)

History of Scottish Tartan With Scottish National identity probably greater than at any time in recent centuries, the potency of Tartan as a symbol cannot be understated. It is an emblem for those of Scottish descent around the world. One possible derivation of the word Tartan comes from the Irish tarsna - crosswise and Scottish Gaelic tarsuinn - across. www.donaldsons-of-crieff.com /tartan/history.html   (872 words)

Accommodating National Identity This collection of essays brings together international lawyers with their perspectives on how the international community has coped with contemporary cases of nationalist crisis and constitutional lawyers from states which are attempting to facilitate the political expression of national identity through developments in federalism, devolution, and the protection of minority rights. National Identity and the Internationalisation of Constitutional Structures. Accommodating an Emergent National Identity: the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe; I. www.brill.nl /product_id20506.htm   (367 words)

Language - Mezzofanti.org Within the past several decade, there has been a considerable revival of interest in the Scottish Gaelic language - and today it is used chiefly to promote Scottish national identity. Scottish Gaelic is considered to be Insular Celtic because it is spoken in Scotland- part of the British Isles. John Shaw's Scottish Gaelic Lessons - An extensive guide to the Scottish Gaelic language, in 22 lessons; although most of the text is in Scots Gaelic, and no English translation is offered for the Gaelic phrases. www.mezzofanti.org /scots.html   (1423 words)

The Scottish Coalition The Scottish Coalition is composed of eight national organizations serving the Scottish-American community, principally through research, long-term planning, and as a resource for information and guidance. Its shared vision is that fruitful and mutually supportive relationships can be forged between individuals and organizations in the United States and in Scotland, in order to assure that the unique Scottish identity and heritage shall become better known and more widely celebrated for the benefit of peoples throughout the world. www.scottish-coalition.org   (77 words)

Ashley Shannon--Dissertation The trope of the national romance, in which marriage can generate political identity, is an important, but not exclusive, component of this argument; what is essential is the political maturation—which need not be coincident with marriage—of the heroes and heroines of these novels. Read together, these two novels record the movement towards a national identity from two apparently oppositional perspectives: Mid-Lothian focuses on progress and “modernity,” while Waverley is temporally dislocated into a direct context of revolution as it revisits the Jacobite uprising of 1745. Using a Scottish Covenanter and his demonic double to illustrate the dangers inherent in nationalist fanaticism, Hogg reveals not only his protagonist but himself as a doubled subject. www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~shannon/dissertation.html   (1305 words)

Leverhulme Library - Nations and Regions research programme Symon, Peter (1996): "Music and National Identity in Scotland: Lifting the Lid on the Shortbread Tin", BSA annual conference, Reading, 1-4 April 1996. Gavin, N.T (2000), ‘Imagining Europe: political identity and British television coverage of the European economy’, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2 (3), October, pp. Jamieson, Lynn; Jones, Gill; and Martin, Chris (1996): "Locality, Identity and Migration: a Study of Young People Growing Up in the Scottish Borders", BSA annual conference, Reading, 1-4 April 1996. www.institute-of-governance.org /forum/Leverhulme/library.html   (2663 words)

Royal Scottish Geographical Society : Scottish Geographical Magazine v.113 (1997) It is argued that pride in the 'imperial partnership' constituted an important aspect of Scottish national identity in the nineteenth-century and that a major factor in the development of popular imperialism in Scotland was that the British Empire was perceived to offer opportunities for the Scots to express and promote their distinctive national characteristics. Examples are provided of the way in which the union could be questioned in this century, but this was with the caveat that this would necessarily be limited; for such was the extent to which national identity was played out on an imperial stage. Empire and Union : Imperialism and National Identity in Nineteenth Century Scotland www.geo.ed.ac.uk /rsgs/SgM/1997.htm   (2504 words)

Summer 1999 MAPS These projects focused on 1) competing national discourses, 2) changes in social capital, 3) growth in Scottish theatre and art, 4), ethnic minorities, 5) youth culture and political interest, and 6) mobilization of political parties, all in relation to Scottish identity. Laurelin Muir: "Ethnic Identity in the 'New' Scotland." Laurelin wrote a research paper on her materials for the Theories of Culture course during fall semester 1999. Results were presented at NCUR 2000 Conference at the University of Montana, 14th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Missoula, Montana, April 27-29, 2000. web.grinnell.edu /dean/Capstone/Summer99ALL.html   (11038 words)

Scottish national learns dangers of identity theft The thief not only took off with her vehicle; he stole her identity. "It's been a nightmare to have everything taken -- your whole identity," she complained. Margaret went to the Social Security office and the DMV, and they told her they could do nothing for her without proof of residency. www.wfts.com /stories/2005/01/050119idtheft.shtml   (334 words)

The Identity of the Scottish Nation; An Historic Quest; William Ferguson Drawing on his encyclopedic knowledge of Scottish history, William Ferguson traces the origin of Scottish national identity, and people's perceptions of it, from earliest times to the present day. The Identity of the Scottish Nation; An Historic Quest; William Ferguson From the Scottish Origin Legend, expressed in the works of the medieval chroniclers, to the ideas of contemporary historians, Ferguson provides a guide to Gaelic kingship, George Buchanan, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, James Macpherson, Goths versus Gaels, and George Chalmers. www.columbia.edu /cu/cup/catalog/data/074861/0748610723.HTM   (127 words)

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