Scotland's Sectarianism Problem: Irish Answers?
The author discusses the possibility of Scottish independence from Great Britain as of April 2012, focusing on the political repercussions of the 2010 to 2011 Scottish football season as well as legislation intended to prohibit sectarianism at football games. Topics include the Scottish National Par...
| Publicado en: | Political Quarterly Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 374 - 384 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Apr-Jul2012
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| Sumario: | The author discusses the possibility of Scottish independence from Great Britain as of April 2012, focusing on the political repercussions of the 2010 to 2011 Scottish football season as well as legislation intended to prohibit sectarianism at football games. Topics include the Scottish National Party political group, its leader Alex Salmond, anti-Catholicism in Scotland, allegiances represented by the colors orange and green, and Scotland's relations with Ireland. The British-Irish Council and the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 are mentioned. |
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