Article
'To See Oursels as Ithers See Us': Reflections on Scottish Independence from the United States
Scottish Affairs
(2014)
Abstract
The United States media have given rather little attention to the question of
the Scottish referendum despite important economic, political and military
links between the US and the UK/Scotland. For some in the US a ‘no’ vote
would be greeted with relief given these ties: for others, a ‘yes’ vote would be
acclaimed as an underdog escaping England’s imperium, a narrative clearly
echoing America’s own founding story. This article explores commentary in the
US press and media as well as reporting evidence from on-going interviews
with the Scottish diaspora in the US. It concludes that there is as complex a
picture of the 2014 referendum in the United States as there is in Scotland.
Keywords
- Scottish referendum,
- Scottish-Americans,
- diaspora,
- Scottish identity,
- politics
Disciplines
Publication Date
2014
DOI
10.3366/scot.2014.0036
Citation Information
EUAN HAGUE and Alan Mackie. "'To See Oursels as Ithers See Us': Reflections on Scottish Independence from the United States" Scottish Affairs Vol. 23 Iss. 3 (2014) p. 381 - 388 ISSN: 0966-0356 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/euan_hague/41/