To what extent had Scotland developed a democratic political culture before the Union of 1707?  While avoiding anachronistic claims for precocious modernity, Professor Keith Brown evaluates democratic practices at the local and national level in pre-Union Scotland.  Professor Brown is Vice-President and Dean of Humanities at the University of Manchester.

To what extent had Scotland developed a democratic political culture before the Union of 1707? While avoiding anachronistic claims for precocious modernity, Professor Keith Brown evaluates democratic practices at the local and national level in pre-Union Scotland. Professor Brown is Vice-President and Dean of Humanities at the University of Manchester.

Elections, Voting and Representation in Early Modern Scotland

Landmark series of seminars running from September 2012 to May 2013. The Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies offers a unique perspective on how the “voice of the people” has been heard in Scotland since medieval times. Historians, political commentators and literary scholars consider the role that ordinary Scots played in some of the most significant events over the past 700 years, and whether their views and opinions were taken into account.

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