New Scots and Migration in the Scottish Independence Referendum

Bibliographic Data

ID12286296
AuthorsEve Hepburn (University of Edinburgh, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume24
Issue4
Pages409-418
Publication date2015-10-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScottish Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X
PublisherEdinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3366/scot.2015.0093
OpenAlexW2192265166
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited13

This article explores how the issue of immigration was debated by Scottish and UK political actors during the Scottish independence referendum. It considers the longer-term positions of Scottish elites on immigration, before focussing on the ways in which the Yes camp's liberal, multiculturalist approach contrasted sharply with the more restrictive, assimilationist position of the UK Government. The article concludes by considering Scottish voter attitudes towards immigration, before reflecting on the reasons why Scottish parties have adopted a welcoming approach to New Scots

Brexit · Cultural assimilation · Economics · European union · Government (linguistics · Home rule · Immigration · Independence (probability theory · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Referendum · Scots · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration

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