Commonwealth Games and Their Impact on Scotland’s Future in or Outside the United Kingdom

• Authors: Katarzyna Ochman
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

It is more than probable that the Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be used by the Scottish government as a tool in the battle for independence. For the Scottish National Party (SNP), sport events constitute another opportunity to underline Scottish autonomy. During the last Olympic Games, SNP ministers refused to use the name “Team GB” in their message to the Scottish athletes. Nurturing Scottish pride during the Games has already begun, with the official mascot-the Clyde Thistle, which is Scotland’s national flower and emblem. The mascot of the Commonwealth Games has never waved the patriotic flag as it does now.

Keywords

EN

Scotland; Salmond; Cameron; Hoy; Murray; Commonwealth Games; independence; referendum

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 15
• Pages: 76-86

Dates

published

2013-12-01

online

2013-12-31

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Ochman

• PhD Candidate, Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, University of Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/ipcj-2013-0005