{"product_id":"9781860571213","title":"Scottish Political Parties and the 2014 Independence Referendum","description":"Voters in Scotland face a fundamental choice about their future at the independence referendum on 18th September 2014 and political parties are key actors in this process.\n\nThough the referendum saw the launch of umbrella campaign groups - Yes Scotland and Better Together - political parties remained central to the campaign. Parties shaped the nature of the referendum in           government; parties provided leadership, resources, activists and      expertise to the campaign; and were also major producers of political discourse throughout Scotland’s contemporary referendum experience. \n\nThough the referendum offers a simple Yes\/No choice on the ballot paper, some voters may also use party loyalty as a short-cut guide to understanding the issues and their decision.\n\nThis book:\nanalyses the referendum roles and activities of the Conservatives, Scottish Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish      National Party and Scottish Socialist Party during the campaign.\nplaces the independence referendum in international context through examining other sovereignty referendums\nlooks at the emergence of new organizations like Radical        Independence and   National Collective.\n\nFinally, the book adopts the Essex School of discourse analysis to     examine the contested nature of political discourse around the        referendum.","brand":"Kevin Adamson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52492723978504,"sku":"9781860571213","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/8519\/2712\/files\/9781860571213.jpg?v=1770799358","url":"https:\/\/www.ffolio.wales\/products\/9781860571213","provider":"ffolio.wales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}