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A DisUnited Kingdom? Will Devolution Strengthen or Weaken the Union?

A DisUnited Kingdom? Will Devolution Strengthen or Weaken the Union?. Jan Erik Mustad Senior Lecturer University of Agder jan.e.mustad@uia.no/ Tel : 47913010 www.janerikmustad.no. Devolution and the Union. The idea of Devolution Governance Identity and belonging Political parties

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A DisUnited Kingdom? Will Devolution Strengthen or Weaken the Union?

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  1. A DisUnited Kingdom?Will Devolution Strengthen or Weaken the Union? Jan Erik Mustad Senior Lecturer University of Agder jan.e.mustad@uia.no/ Tel: 47913010 www.janerikmustad.no

  2. Devolution and the Union • The idea of Devolution • Governance • Identity and belonging • Political parties • Regional autonomy

  3. Devolution and the Union • Will Devolution lead to the Union’s break-up? • After Britain or a Dis- United Kingdom • The current state of the Union • History, 1543, 1707, 1801, 1921 • Which parameters formed it? • The Heart of the Matter

  4. Devolution and the Union • Threats to the Union • Internal forces • Scotland • ’The Irish Problem’ • Nationalism vs. Identity • Immigration • Devolution?

  5. Devolution and the Union • Unifying factors • Monarchy • Religion • Britishness • Outer enemy • EU-USA • Multiculturalism • Devolution?

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