The UK's strength is that everybody's in’
Scottish-American Reactions to the 2014 Independence Referendum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12286255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Mackie (corresponding author), Euan Hague (0000-0002-5776-2562) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 476-485 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/scot.2015.0098 |
| OpenAlex | W2217897669 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
To explore US perspectives on the 2014 Independence Referendum, we assessed media coverage of the campaign and newspaper editorials, pairing these commentaries with interviews of Scottish-Americans conducted in the month immediately following the vote. Many in the United States perceived the referendum to be a model of participatory democracy, and recognized the complex issues that faced Scottish voters. In common with those in Scotland, economic concerns were primary, but added to these was an assessment of the USA's military relationship with the UK. We conclude by suggesting that American awareness of current Scottish politics was enhanced by the referendum campaign and discussions of it within the diaspora community
Citizen journalism · Democracy · Independence (probability theory · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |