Scottish nationalists and the question of secession from the United Kingdom Cover Image

Szkoccy nacjonaliści i kwestia secesji od Wielkiej Brytanii
Scottish nationalists and the question of secession from the United Kingdom

Author(s): Jędrzej Fostiak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Political Theory, Sociology, Nationalism Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: Nationalism; nationality; Scotland; independence; referendum; United Kingdom; separation; society; social movement

Summary/Abstract: The author intends to present a brief outline a different approach to the questionof nationalities in the quest for independence of Scotland from the dominion of Great Britain. It also tries to distinguish between nationalism of the national movement, which is seen as a positive, but often identified with nationalism, which has a negative meaning in the common use and common use. Examine the program of the National Party of Scotland, which led to a referendum on independence, for the first time in the history of the two countries and to equate the desire for independence of Scots for over 300 years.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 29-42
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish