James Mitchell | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png James Mitchell | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 The EU Referendum: Unpredictable in Scotland and the UK https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eu-referendum-unpredictable-in-scotland-and-the-uk/ https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eu-referendum-unpredictable-in-scotland-and-the-uk/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 08:00:34 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2246 James Mitchell In Scotland, despite differences in views and parties, the 1975 EC referendum shares some similarities with the EU referendum today, writes James Mitchell. He suggests that the referendum will be an unpredictable contest with the prospect that Scotland may either vote differently than the rest of the UK or swing the overall UK …

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]]> https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-eu-referendum-unpredictable-in-scotland-and-the-uk/feed/ 1 The UK’s EU Referendum: Once in a Generation… https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/the-uks-eu-referendum-once-in-a-generation/ Wed, 11 Nov 2015 08:00:41 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2098 James Mitchell The renegotiation and referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, like the Scottish independence referendum, has been presented as a generational choice, writes James Mitchell. Drawing on inspiration from some of the founders of the United States, he explores the meaning and length of ‘a generation’ in politics, suggesting that, regardless of …

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]]> Finality, Sir, is not the Language of Politics https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/finality-sir-is-not-the-language-of-politics/ https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/finality-sir-is-not-the-language-of-politics/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:00:09 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=1277 James Mitchell Referendums do not necessarily solve the issues they are meant to address, writes James Mitchell. He argues that, similar to the Scotland independence referendum, the EU referendum is unlikely to be definitive, but it will shape the UK’s relationship with the EU whatever the outcome. The Edinburgh Agreement, Scottish Government CC-BY-NC-2.0 If David …

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