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Drawing on forty interviews with officials and policy makers, this book uses Scotland as a detailed case study for understanding the wider dynamics of the devolved UK. It offers a vital resource for anyone seeking to make sense of Scotland’s experience – and what it tells us about the future of the UK.
Price: $97.95
Pages: 176
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Publication Date:
01 December 2026
ISBN: 9781447379379
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Public administration / Public policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional, state and other local government, Constitution: government and the state
Margaret A. Arnott is Professor in Public Policy at the University of the West of Scotland.
Introduction
1. Devolution 'settlements' in the UK 1999-2021
2. Territorial Governance and ‘Quasi-feudalism’
3. Uncertainties in Territorial Governance in the UK
4. Unionism and Scottish Independence
5. Policy Making and Implementation in the Scottish Parliament
6. UK Labour Government Since 2024
7. Conclusion