Article
'The UK's Strength is that Everybody's In: Scottish-American Reactions to the 2014 Independence Referendum
Scottish Affairs
(2015)
Abstract
To explore US perspectives on the 2014 Independence Referendum, we
assessed media coverage of the campaign and newspaper editorials, pairing
these commentaries with interviews of Scottish-Americans conducted in the
month immediately following the vote. Many in the United States perceived
the referendum to be a model of participatory democracy, and recognized the
complex issues that faced Scottish voters. In common with those in Scotland,
economic concerns were primary, but added to these was an assessment
of the USA’s military relationship with the UK. We conclude by suggesting
that American awareness of current Scottish politics was enhanced by the
referendum campaign and discussions of it within the diaspora community.
Keywords
- Scottish referendum,
- Scottish-Americans,
- diaspora,
- Scottish identity,
- politics
Disciplines
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.3366/scot.2015.0098
Citation Information
Alan Mackie and EUAN HAGUE. "'The UK's Strength is that Everybody's In: Scottish-American Reactions to the 2014 Independence Referendum" Scottish Affairs Vol. 24 Iss. 4 (2015) p. 476 - 485 ISSN: 0966-0356 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/euan_hague/40/