Democratic Nationalism in Scotland : Inclusion in Political and National Collectives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rückheim, Philipp.

Contributor:

Forum Internationale Wissenschaft Universität Bonn, Funder.

Series:

Global Studies and Theory of Society Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Scotland's quest for statehood is a paradigmatic case of democratic nationalism. Philipp Rückheim highlights the crucial role of inclusion in this sentiment, distinguishing the political collective based on place of residence and the national collective based on identity. Case studies on national symbols such as anthem, language, and parliament show how to maintain national identity while integrating newcomers. Furthermore, the impact of religion, education, and the economy on Scotland's quest for autonomy links the functional differentiation of world society with nationalism - offering insights for anyone seeking to understand the interplay of democracy and nationalism in world society.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgement

1 Introduction: Scotland's democratic nationalism

1.1 Scotland's separatist nationalism

1.2 Two problems of research related to Scottish nationalism

1.2.1 The Collectives of nationalism

1.2.2 Forms of nationalism and functional differentiation

1.3 Thesis on Scotland's democratic nationalism

1.4 Outline of the Study

2 Motives for and against secession

2.1 Motives for secession

2.1.1 Input‐Inclusion: Self‐Government

2.1.2 Output‐Inclusion: "the favourable winds of globalisation"

2.2 Motives against secession

2.2.1 Costs

2.2.2 Regional autonomy

2.3 Conclusion

3 Political collective

3.1 Voluntarist and residential demarcation

3.2 Voting rights: "the people who live and work here"

3.2.1 Comparison with the UK

3.2.2 Comparison with other secession referendums

3.2.3 Concluding the comparisons

3.3 Radicalising the regional inclusion and exclusion

3.4 Automatic citizenship: Traces of ethnic exclusion

3.5 Explaining the political collective

3.6 Conclusion

4 A national commitment

4.1 National value commitment

4.2 Political ideology

4.3 Conclusion

5 National collective

5.1 Context of origin: Globalisation of sport

5.2 Taking the national anthem from the people

5.3 The meaning of the anthem

5.3.1 Forging the Scottish nation

5.3.2 Modern sports, auld enemies

5.4 Conclusion: Two collectives

6 Coupling the political and national collectives

6.1 Planning a national symbol: It takes a team

6.2 The nation: designed and engraved

6.2.1 Designing the nation with the people

6.2.2 Engraving the nation: National artefacts

6.3 Political tradition by and in action: Scottish politics

6.3.1 Westminster's majority‐orientation

6.3.2 Scottish consensus‐orientation.

6.4 Conclusion: Sociocultural evolution of the Scottish Parliament

7 Religious unionism and separatism

7.1 Clergy - "present the arguments"

7.1.1 Neutral churches

7.1.2 Fundamentalist churches

7.1.3 Preventing ethnic conflict

7.2 Believers of unionism and separatism

7.3 Discussion

7.3.1 The clergy's neutrality as responsiveness

7.3.2 Explaining protestant unionism

7.3.3 Religious and political autonomy: Ecumenism

8 Higher education and national universalism

8.1 Mechanisms of Scottish universalism

8.1.1 Protection of the Scottish Reformation

8.1.2 Small‐Town grammar schools

8.1.3 Reform of university teaching

8.1.4 Thematic inclusivity of the university

8.1.5 Social inclusion of the Scottish university

8.2 Scottishness and university

8.3 Internationalisation and nationalisation

9 Political and economic autonomies

9.1 Currency union

9.2 Anticipating the question of currency

9.3 Autonomy by pluralisation of dependencies

10 Gaelic in democratic nationalism

10.1 Multicultural integration by Gaelic

10.2 Celtic revival: From virtue to sentimentality

10.3 European multiculturalism

10.4 Conclusion

11 Conclusion

11.1 Summary

11.2 Comparing democratic and autocratic nationalism

Bibliography

List of figures

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783839474419

OCLC:

1450563723