Evolution and devolution: Citizenship, institutions, and public policy

Mitchell, James (2006) Evolution and devolution: Citizenship, institutions, and public policy. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 36 (1). pp. 153-168. ISSN 0048-5950 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjj010)

Abstract

The United Kingdom is a state of unions. It evolved through a series of diverse unions, each leaving an institutional legacy. Though the United Kingdom was highly centralized it was not uniform. Devolution is rooted in this legacy. Past institutional arrangements, notably central government departments responsible for Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland affairs (collectively known as 'administrative devolution') remain central to how UK politics and policy should be understood today. Devolution involved adding elected representative institutions to each of the components of the state of unions apart from England. The powers, responsibilities, and funding arrangements of devolution reflect the evolution of administrative devolution. Nonetheless, devolution marks a critical juncture that will accentuate differences in citizenship rights within the United Kingdom.

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	3985
  Dates:	Date Event 2006 Published
  Subjects:	Political Science > Political science (General)
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics
  Depositing user:	Strathprints Administrator
  Date deposited:	23 Aug 2007
  Last modified:	21 May 2025 21:36
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/3985