From One Referendum to the Other: the Scottish Dimension to the Debate over Europe

Abstract

This paper examines the role played by the European issue in the Scottish referendum campaign, especially the way the SNP tried to use it to its advantage. It also focusses on the complex interplay between the Scottish referendum on independence and the possible future referendum on ‘Brexit’ which was promised by David Cameron for 2017, in particular looking at the different scenarios possible.

Keywords

• European Union
• referendum
• Scotland
• SNP
• European Commission