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Liam McArthur points out where he lives on the Orkney Islands
12-08-2014
On 18 September 2014, Scottish citizens will vote in a referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent state. Our board member Bruno Kaufmann has travelled to Kirkwall, the Capital of the Orkney Islands and met with Liam McArthur, member for Orkney at the Scottish...
The ruins of the Panguna mine (Photo courtesy of Madlemurs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
06-02-2020
Lors du référendum de novembre dernier, avec un taux de participation de 87,4 %, le pourcentage d'électeurs bougainvilliens ayant opté pour l'indépendance atteint le chiffre convaincant de 97,7 %. La petite île de la mer Pacifique fait partie de l'État de Papouasie-Nouvelle-...
The ruins of the Panguna mine (Photo courtesy of Madlemurs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
06-02-2020
Beim Referendum im vergangenen November entschieden sich bei einer Wahlbeteiligung von 87,4 Prozent sage und schreibe 97,7 Prozent der Wähler*innen auf Bougainville für die Unabhängigkeit. Die kleine Insel im Pazifik ist Teil des Staates Papua-Neuguinea (PNG), genießt aber...
The ruins of the Panguna mine (Photo courtesy of Madlemurs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)
06-02-2020
In last November’s referendum, with a turnout of 87,4 per cent, a staggering 97,7 per cent of Bougainvillean voters opted for independence. The small island in the Pacific Sea is part of the state of Papua New Guinea (PNG), but already enjoys a special autonomous status. However...
17-09-2014
The referendum in Scotland on 18 September 2014 is an exemplary model of how to deal with the process of separation. This is the result of an assessment by Democracy International, which has analysed the Scottish case by elaborating the three main challenges independence...
Scotland, Independence, Referendum
26-08-2014
Kate Forsyth, is a 24 year-old research psychologist who recently graduated from the University of Glasgow. She shares with us her personal views on Scottish independence ahead of the referendum to take place in Scotland on 18 September 2014.
John D Wright at home in Perthshire, Scotland
18-08-2014

John D Wright is a British Oxford graduate, who teaches Latin, Classical Greek and Ancient History at the Glenalmond College in Perthshire, Scotland. His educational achievements in several countries like the United States and Italy shaped his life. The 64 year-old academic...
Marcus Buit
14-08-2014
Marcus Buist, a 19-year-old man from Scotland, shares his opinion about the upcoming independence referendum with our intern Nimet Karavelioglu. The young man will be studying Ancient History, International Relations and Philosophy at St.Andrews. This is the first of a series of...

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