Did they Define the Outcome? Churches and the Independence Referendum in Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8074553 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergei A Mudrov (Visiting Fellow, Global Dialogues Fellowship of the “Artes Liberales Institute” Foundation, University of Warsaw, Poland, [email protected]), Sergei Mudrov (0000-0003-3405-8879, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-45 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion in Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-8910 • E-ISSN: 1874-8929 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18748929-01101002 |
| OpenAlex | W2801099438 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The 2014 referendum in Scotland, which brought victory for the unionists, was characterised by a high level of involvement of religious organisations in the campaign. Although the Churches chose to be neutral on the referendum dilemma, this was explained by prevailing attitudes among clergy, who objected Scottish independence. In this article, analysing the stance of the Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church of Scotland, and Free Church of Scotland, I argue that the chosen path of neutrality played more in favour of unionists. The Churches’ influence on the referendum’s outcome was far beyond statistical errors, and had Churches publicly supported independence, it would have been likely that Edinburgh would now be negotiating the terms of “divorce” with London
Dilemma · Icelandic · Independence (probability theory · Negotiation · Neutrality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Victory · Wright · Irish and British Studies · Political Systems and Governance · Scottish History and National Identity · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |