Consensus building in referendums : the case of Scottish independence referendum

Van Der Zwet, Arno (2015) Consensus building in referendums : the case of Scottish independence referendum. In: Political Studies Association Annual Conference 2015, 2015-03-30 - 2015-04-01. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

One of the key critiques often voiced by those that do not consider referendums to be appropriate democratic instruments is that they are inherently divisive, simplifying complex issues to binary questions that do not allow a full appreciation of the subject. Such an argument is perhaps even more potent in the context of referendums that involve questions about fundamental constitutional state reform. This paper considers the notion of divisions in the context of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, by examining socio-demographic and issue-based divisions in Scottish society using pre and post-referendum datasets. Considering these data, the paper goes on to identify routes for consensus building in referendums more generally

Author(s):	Van Der Zwet, Arno ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0107-3290
Item type:	Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
ID code:	53018
Keywords:	referendums, consensus, independence, Scotland, Scotland, Political science (General), Sociology and Political Science
Subjects:	Political Science > Political institutions (Europe) > Scotland Political Science > Political science (General)
Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > European Policies Research Centre
Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
Date deposited:	14 May 2015 11:26
Last modified:	08 Jan 2020 20:07
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URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/53018
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