Scottish Nationalism Research Paper

Scottish nationalism in its entire existence has come as quite the surprise to various English people and even some Scots. There is a general satisfaction with the Scottish-British Identity. Nevertheless, this dual-identity has become weaker. There are the typical explanations for this decline of communal feeling. For example, 70 years have passed since united British residence against the opposing threat of NAZI Germany. Another possible factor would be the end of Britain as the world largest Empire, in which Scotland played somewhat of a centered role. Alternatively, as some have suggested the establishment of the European Union has caused a strengthening of inner EU ties and therefore does not leave Scotland as a closely linked ally of just …show more content…
From the center outwards, the process of homogenization should spread culture, language, history, traditions, myth and education to the peripheral territories. In some cases, this was only moderately successful. According to Gellner, in areas where homogenization did not achieve the wanted result, peripheral nationalist liberation movements can occur, such as in Scotland, Ireland, Corsica and Catalonia. Especially in the United Kingdom, the gravitational pull of London is immense. London is the political, cultural and social center of the United Kingdom and as Samuel Johnson has declared the noblest prospect a Scotchman ever saw was the high road that led to England, and by that he surely meant London and not the North and Midlands. This view of Scotland being the outliers of English culture and focus, may help to explain the absolute explosion in SNP (abbreviation erklärung als footnote) membership (Between 2003 & 2011 a 110% increase in SNP membership occurred and after the failed independence referendum the party membership more than doubled to 80,000 members, making it the 3rd largest political party in the