'To see oursels as ithers see us': Reflections on Scottish Independence from the United States. Issue 3 (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hague, Euan; Mackie, Alan
• Is Part Of: Scottish affairs. Volume 23:Issue 3(2014)
• Page Start: 381
• Page End: 388
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: Scotland -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; 320.941105
• DOI: 10.3366/scot.2014.0036
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-0356

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The United States media have given rather little attention to the question of the Scottish referendum despite important economic, political and military links between the US and the UK/Scotland. For some in the US a 'no' vote would be greeted with relief given these ties: for others, a 'yes' vote would be acclaimed as an underdog escaping England's imperium, a narrative clearly echoing America's own founding story. This article explores commentary in the US press and media as well as reporting evidence from on-going interviews with the Scottish diaspora in the US. It concludes that there is as complex a picture of the 2014 referendum in the United States as there is in Scotland.</p> </abstract>