Venue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Thomson's Land, University of Edinburgh
The 2014 referendum on Scotland’s independence was a critical juncture with enduring effects. Ten years on, we take stock of the legacies of that event on the politics, institutions, and constitutional futures of Scotland and the UK.
This event is co-sponsored by the Centre on Constitutional Change and the Edinburgh Centre on Constitutional Law.
Agenda:
9:15-9:30 – Intro and welcome
9:30- 11:00 – Panel 1
- Dr. Coree Brown Swan (Stirling) & Dr. Paul Anderson (LJMU) – Our Friend Over the Water: Perceptions of Scottish Independence from Independence to Brexit and Beyond
- Mark McGeoghegan (Glasgow) – The Demobilisation of Scottish Secessionism After 2014
- Professor Nicola McEwen (Glasgow) – No Divorce, but How's the Marriage? Intergovernmental Relations After the 2014 Referendum
11:00-11:10 – Coffee break
11:10 – 12:40 – Panel 2
- Dr. Christopher McCorkindale (Strathclyde) - Constitutional Pathways to a Second Independence Referendum
- Dr. Lea Raible (Glasgow) - Self-determination at the UK Supreme Court
- Dr. Elisenda Casanas Adam (Edinburgh) - Is the Catalan Clarity Report Process a Viable Option for Scotland?
12:40 – 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Panel 3
- Dr. Lynn Bennie (Aberdeen) - Patterns of Party Membership in the Decade since the Scottish Independence Referendum
- Dr. Fraser McMillan (Edinburgh) - Transactional Tories? The Scottish Conservative Voter Since 2014
- Dr. Emilia Belknap (Exeter/Edinburgh) - Intersectionality and Constitutional Attitudes in Scotland
