After the SNP conference: Where is it all going?
Plus...register for 2014-2024: Scottish Independence And The British State Ten Years On
Conter co-editors, David Jamieson and Jonathon Shafi, discuss the weekend's SNP conference.
How was the mood at the event?
What are the possible futures for the SNP?
What were the major takeaways from the party leadership?
What would an SNP collapse mean for Scottish politics?
How do these developments interlace with the massive budget cuts being unleashed?
2014-2024: Scottish Independence And The British State Ten Years On
Organised by a range of academics and Conter, this landmark event will reflect on the social movement of 2014. The conference will examine its legacy, the predicament of the SNP and the prospects for independence as we move into a new chapter. It will also seek to locate the discussion within the context of contemporary capitalism, shifting class alignments in politics, the British state, a changing Europe and a volatile imperial order.
Tickets are now limited, so do book in advance.
Speakers and sessions below….
The 2014 Generation: Insurgents To Governing Class?
Jim Sillars – Former SNP deputy leader and author Laura Webster – Editor, The National Liam McLaughlin – Leading youth independence campaigner in 2014, Scottish Socialist Party Cat Boyd – Trade Unionist, author and co-founder Radical Independence Campaign Gerry Hassan - Honorary Professor of Social Change at Glasgow Caledonian University and Author
Party Transformation: Sturgeon's SNP And Its Aftermath
Isobel Lindsay – Common Weal Board Member, Vice-President of SCND and Convenor of the Campaign for Scottish Parliament Kenny Macaskill – Former Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Justice, MP and MSP Dr. Tom Montgomery – Lecturer in Work and Organisations in the Stirling University Management School
Capitalism, Class & Power In The Nationalist Era
George Kerevan – Economist, columnist and former MP Dr. Jenny Morrison – Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Glasgow Dr. Philipp Ruckheim – Associate Fellow at the Forum Internationale Wissenchaft Bonn, author of Scotland’s Democratic Nationalism
Keynotes: Sovereignty, Nationalism And The Crisis Of Globalisation
Costas Lapavitsas – Professor of economics at SOAS University, author The State of Capitalism: Economy, Society, and Hegemony Prof. David McCrone – Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Edinburgh University, co-founder of the Institute of Governance and author of The New Sociology of Scotland
Independence From? Debating Britain, "Europe" And America
Dr. Scott Lavery – Lecturer in Economic and Social History, University of Glasgow David Jamieson – Doctoral researcher on the Middle East and statehood, Glasgow Caledonian University Sophie Johnson – Stop the War Coalition Scotland
Identity Crisis: Race, Nation & Constitution
Dr. Maureen McBride – Lecturer in Sociology University of Glasgow, co-editor of No Problem Here Dr. James Foley – Lecturer in Politics Glasgow Caledonian University, author of Scotland after Britain Layla-Roxanne Hill – Activist and author of Black Oot Here
Keynote: Public Opinion In Transition
Professor John Curtice - University of Strathclyde
Debate: What Is The Future For Scottish Independence?
Jonathon Shafi – Columnist for The National and author of the Independence Captured newsletter Alyn Smith – former SNP MP, MEP and Spokesperson for Europe and EU Accession
