A Social Democratic Future? Political and Institutional Hurdles in Scotland

Malcolm Harvey

doi:10.1111/1467-923X.12155

A Social Democratic Future? Political and Institutional Hurdles in Scotland

Malcolm Harvey

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Abstract

The Nordic model has long been admired in Scotland, and has featured prominently in aspects of the Scottish independence referendum debate. This article explores the difficulties in instituting a similar system here, identifying two significant barriers: the institutional setting (the powers available to Scottish politicians) and the partisan nature of competition between the two parties that might be able to deliver upon such a commitment. It concludes that the prospects of moving towards a Nordic-style social investment model are slight, given the political, institutional and attitudinal barriers in place.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	249-256
Number of pages	8
Journal	Political Quarterly
Volume	86
Issue number	2
Early online date	22 Apr 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12155
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2015

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Nordic model
social democracy
Scottish referendum

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A Social Democratic Future? Political and Institutional Hurdles in Scotland
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Harvey, M 2015, 'A Social Democratic Future? Political and Institutional Hurdles in Scotland' Political Quarterly, vol 86, no. 2, pp. 249-256., 10.1111/1467-923X.12155which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.12155. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
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