Scottish identity

Stop the World We Need to Get Off

Author / Creator: Mike Small

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

"Scotland is the nation that invented everything, except itself."


Anglo-Scottish Culture Clash: Scottish Identities and Britishness c.1520-1750

Author / Creator: Steve Murdoch

Media type: Article

Date published: 2008

Has the Scottish identity been defined only in relation to Britishness?


The Sectarian Myth In Scotland: Of Bitter Memory and Bigotry

Author / Creator: Michael Rosie

Media type: Book

Date published: 2004

The phenomenon of sectarianism in modern Scotland, primarily focusing on the historical and contemporary divisions between Catholics and Protestants.


Vernacular constructions of 'national identity' in post-devolution Scotland and England

Author / Creator: Susan Condor

Date published:

British Identity vs Scottish identity and the possible breakup of the United Kingdom


The Shaping of Scottish Identities: Family, Nation, and the Worlds Beyond

Author / Creator: Jodi Campbell

Media type: Book

Date published:

The making of the Scottish identity


Scottish independence: what does the diaspora think?

Author / Creator: Murray Stewart Leith

Media type: Article

Date published:

Scottish independence is a matter for debate, not only in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, but also in the Scottish diaspora. Their views have rarely been sought, yet they will have a view on the constitutional future of their homeland.


The Union Needs A New Identity

Author / Creator: Mark McInnes

Media type: Article

Date published:

A radicalised, nostalgic and reductive unionism only alienates most people. To create a stronger union, we need to embrace and celebrate the UK’s rich diversity


The Decline of Britishness in Scotland since 1979

Author / Creator: George McKechnie

Media type: MA Thesis

Date published: 2007

The decline of Britishness in Scotland has remained consistent since 1997 and that political attempts to redefine and revive Britishness as a national identity of common cultures and values will fail, at least in Scotland. 


Scotland’s new choice; Independence after Brexit

Author / Creator: Eve Hepburn

Media type: Book

Date published: 2021

Leading experts examine the key issues, opportunities and challenges surrounding the prospect of independence since UK’s decision to leave the European Union. 


Plurinationalism and its Effect on Independence Movements: A Case Study of Scotland and Catalonia

Author / Creator: Makayla Connor

Media type: Academic Thesis

Date published: 2021

Which economic, political, or social factors will be important in determining independence or deciding to remain.