National Identity, Nationalism and Constitutional Change

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. National Identity, Nationalism and Constitutional Change

   • Frank Bechhofer, David McCrone

   Pages 1-16

3. Identity Matters: On the Importance of Scottish Identity for Scottish Society

   • Stephen Reicher, Nick Hopkins, Kate Harrison

   Pages 17-40

4. England Awakes? Trends in National Identity in England

   • John Curtice, Anthony Heath

   Pages 41-63

5. Being Scottish

   • Frank Bechhofer, David McCrone

   Pages 64-94

6. Political Attitudes and National Identities in Scotland and England

   • Ross Bond

   Pages 95-121

7. Drifting Apart? Media in Scotland and England after Devolution

   • Michael Rosie, Pille Petersoo

   Pages 122-143

8. Small Fortunes: Nationalism, Capitalism and Changing Identities

   • Jonathan Hearn

   Pages 144-162

9. Universities and Nations in Britain in the Twentieth Century

   • Lindsay Paterson

   Pages 163-188

10. Conclusion: The Politics of Identity

    • Frank Bechhofer, David McCrone

    Pages 189-205

11. Back Matter

    Pages 206-211

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What does it mean to say you're English, Scottish, British? Does it matter much to people? Has devolution and constitutional change made a difference to national identity? Does the future of the UK depend on whether or not people think they are British? Social and political scientists answer these questions vital to the future of the British state.

• capitalism
• constitution
• national identity
• nationalism
• politics
• British Politics

• University of Edinburgh, UK

  Frank Bechhofer, David McCrone

FRANK BECHHOFER is Emeritus Professor at the University of Edinburgh, UK, where he was Professor of Social Research until 1997. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. For more than a decade he has carried out research with David McCrone on national identity and nationalism.

DAVID MCCRONE is Professor of Sociology, and Co-Director of the Institute of Governance at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He coordinated the research programme on Constitutional Change and National Identity funded by The Leverhulme Trust (1999-2005).

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