1: Introduction
2: From Blackmail to Governing Potential
3: From Amateur Activist to Electoral Professional Party
4: Who are the SNP Members?
5: Membership Motivations
6: Activism in the SNP
7: National Identity and Nationalism
8: Independence, Policies and Strategies
9: Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Professor James Mitchell has written extensively on Scottish
politics. His research interests cover territorial politics, the
politics of nationalism, and political identities. He is Professor
of Politics, University of Strathclyde.
Dr. Lynn Bennie's research interests cover the areas of elections
and political parties, environmental politics and political
participation. She is Senior Lecturer in Politics in the Department
of Politics and International Relations, School of Social Science,
University of Aberdeen. Robert Johns researches and has published
widely in the field of elections, public opinion and parties,
notably as lead researcher on the Scottish Election Study in 2007.
He has a particular interest in
questionnaire design and survey methodology and has been involved
in a number of major survey projects. He is Senior Lecturer in
Politics at the University of Essex.
This volume is useful for the insights it provides into the
development of the SNP from being an outsider to a party of
government. ... As the authors tell us, it is a snapshot of the SNP
at a particular point in time.
*Nick Taylor, Northern Scotland*
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