The Smith Commission: An Elite-Driven Process

Daniel Kenealy; Jan Eichhorn; Richard Parry; Lindsay Paterson; Alexandra Remond

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_4

The Smith Commission: An Elite-Driven Process

Daniel Kenealy, Jan Eichhorn, Richard Parry, Lindsay Paterson, Alexandra Remond

School of Social and Political Science

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Abstract

Drawing on an extensive set of elite interviews, this chapter offers insights into the Smith Commission, convened by David Cameron the morning after the Scottish independence referendum to agree a package of new powers for the Scottish Parliament. Exploring the attitudes of politicians, civil servants and civic leaders, the chapter argues that this was an elite-driven process that, whilst technically successful in delivering an outcome by an agreed deadline, was lacking in terms of public engagement and participation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK
Subtitle of host publication	A Missed Opportunity?
Editors	Daniel Kenealy, Jan Eichhorn, Richard Parry, Lindsay Paterson, Alexandra Redmond
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	4
Pages	77-102
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319528182
ISBN (Print)	9783319528175
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_4
Publication status	Published - 2017

Publication series

Name	Comparative Territorial Politics
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan UK

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Scottish independence
devolution
Scottish parliament
constitution
consultations
Smith Commission

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10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_4

6 Chapter
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Conclusion
Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A., 2017, Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 149-159 (Comparative Territorial Politics).
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Introduction
Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A., 2017, Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-19 (Comparative Territorial Politics).
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Political Engagement
Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A., 2017, Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity?. Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 21-44 (Comparative Territorial Politics).
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Kenealy, D., Eichhorn, J., Parry, R., Paterson, L., & Remond, A. (2017). The Smith Commission: An Elite-Driven Process. In D. Kenealy, J. Eichhorn, R. Parry, L. Paterson, & A. Redmond (Eds.), Publics, Elites and Constitutional Change in the UK: A Missed Opportunity? (1 ed., pp. 77-102). (Comparative Territorial Politics). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52818-2_4

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