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Political Discourse and National Identity in Scotland - Hardcover

Leith, Murray Stewart

 
9780748637362: Political Discourse and National Identity in Scotland
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0748637362 ISBN 13: 9780748637362
Verlag: PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT, 2011

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Uses manifesto analysis to measure political nationalism in Scotland

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Murray Stewart Leith is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland. He has published articles on national identity, nationalism and Scottish politics, examining the political and social changes wrought by devolution.

Daniel works as a freelance lecturer in Academic Writing through his company Business Grammatology. He was formerly a Lecturer in Academic Writing at the Graduate School at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has also taught at universities in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Norway and across Scotland.



Murray Stewart Leith is Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland Daniel P. J. Soule is Lecturer in Academic Writing at the Glasgow Caledonian University Daniel P. J. Soule is Lecturer in Academic Writing at the Glasgow Caledonian University

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AUTHOR APPROVED'A clear, precise, observant, politically nuanced analysis of the many different kinds of nationalism and national identity in Scotland, the ways they are expressed and the political behaviour to which they give rise. This book is a treat, and an education too'.Murray Pittock, author of /The Road to Independence?/This book addresses issues of national identity and nationalism in Scotland from a political and linguistic perspective. It compares a variety of attitudes and opinions from the political elite to the masses, examining the nature of national identity held by members of these groups and the differences within and between them. There is consideration of non-civic aspects of national identity, as well as a measure of political party nationalism in Scotland over the past forty years that illustrates the ideological movements of each major party during this period.This work also represents the first comprehensive examination of the discourse involved in the expression of national identity within Scottish politics and society, combining quantitative and discourse analysis methods to illustrate the articulation of national identity by differing groups in different contexts.Key FeaturesPresents a detailed consideration of the language used within the political and nationalist arena in ScotlandCompares a variety of attitudes and opinions held within Scotland from the political elite to the massesIntroduces a new method for measuring political nationalism using manifesto analysisMurray Stewart Leith is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland.Daniel P. J. Soule is a Lecturer in Academic Writing at Glasgow Caledonian University.

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AUTHOR APPROVED'A clear, precise, observant, politically nuanced analysis of the many different kinds of nationalism and national identity in Scotland, the ways they are expressed and the political behaviour to which they give rise. This book is a treat, and an education too'.Murray Pittock, author of /The Road to Independence?/This book addresses issues of national identity and nationalism in Scotland from a political and linguistic perspective. It compares a variety of attitudes and opinions from the political elite to the masses, examining the nature of national identity held by members of these groups and the differences within and between them. There is consideration of non-civic aspects of national identity, as well as a measure of political party nationalism in Scotland over the past forty years that illustrates the ideological movements of each major party during this period.This work also represents the first comprehensive examination of the discourse involved in the expression of national identity within Scottish politics and society, combining quantitative and discourse analysis methods to illustrate the articulation of national identity by differing groups in different contexts.Key FeaturesPresents a detailed consideration of the language used within the political and nationalist arena in ScotlandCompares a variety of attitudes and opinions held within Scotland from the political elite to the massesIntroduces a new method for measuring political nationalism using manifesto analysisMurray Stewart Leith is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland.Daniel P. J. Soule is a Lecturer in Academic Writing at Glasgow Caledonian University.

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Verlag
PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0748637362
ISBN 13 
9780748637362
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
192
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