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The Scottish Constitution
No full textThis chapter is about the Scottish constitution following devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1999. Like the constitutions of the other devolved nations, and the constituent polities of many federal and regional states, the Scottish constitution is what is commonly referred to as a ‘subnational constitution’, a description which should not be taken to imply that Scotland is anything less than a nation. It is also a constitution in the ‘unwritten’ or, more accurately, uncodified Westminster tradition - a small-c constitution rather than a capital-C Constitution (King 2007: 5). Rather than being set out in ‘a comprehensive written statement called a constitution’ (Ontario (AG) v Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union 1987: 37, Beetz J), it is to be found in a mixture of statutes - the most important of which is the Scotland Act 1998, which established the legislative and executive institutions of devolved government - judicial decisions, constitutional conventions, i.e. non-legal rules of political behaviour, and soft law instruments. After examining the constitution’s main features, as derived from these sources, the chapter turns to the attempts that were made to entrench the devolution settlement on which the constitution is based following the No vote in the 2014 independence referendum, and the ‘interim constitution’ that would have replaced it had Scotland voted Yes. The chapter begins with Scotland’s constitutional arrangements as they stood before devolution
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
The election has transformed Scottish politics, and created a context where another referendum is possible
Get PDFThe SNP have swept the electoral map in Scottish, winning all but three seats. With a Conservative government south of the border, Craig McAngus argues that the ‘significant change’ threshold put on another referendum by the SNP may now have been breached
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The election has transformed Scottish politics, and created a context where another referendum is possible
No full textThe SNP have swept the electoral map in Scottish, winning all but three seats. With a Conservative government south of the border, Craig McAngus argues that the ‘significant change’ threshold put on another referendum by the SNP may now have been breached
How do nationalist parties reform their organisational profiles? The cases of Plaid Cymru and the SNP compared
Get PDFThe SNP swept Scotland’s electoral map at the General Election, winning almost all of the Westminster seats on offer. But what of its organisation? Craig McAngus argues that ‘stateless-nationalist-regionalist’ parties like the SNP and Plaid Cymru have, in response to the introduction of devolved assemblies and the incentive of power, become more ‘normal’ in organisational terms, contributing to their success
What does Brexit mean for those campaigning for Scottish independence?
No full textThe question of Scottish independence has taken centre stage in the public debate since the Brexit vote. England and Wales have voted to leave the EU, but Scotland and Northern Ireland have voted to remain. Together with this differing outcome, the absence of a post-referendum plan – and of any sign of leadership – on the part of the UK government create a favourable climate for the SNP. But what does it all mean for those campaigning for Scottish independence? Craig McAngu
The challenge for Plaid Cymru’s leadership will be to harness the energy of their membership
No full textAfter disappointing results in the 2011 Welsh Election, Plaid Cymru launched an internal review to reflect on their current situation and shape future strategy. Craig McAngus offers an analysis of the resulting report, Moving Forward, as well as its implications for the internal politics of the party and the Welsh political scene more broadly
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