And the distillation of the whole campaign into a personal contest between Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling has framed the choice as one between the SNP's catch - all brand of civic nationalism and a Unionism with New Labour characteristics — at the expense of putting into play the ideological diversity on both sides, from the environmentalist republican nationalism of the Scottish Socialists and Greens, to the federalist vision of the Liberal Democrats, and the cautious sovereigntism of the Conservativ
And the distillation of the whole campaign into a personal contest between Alex Salmond
and Alistair Darling has framed the choice as one between the SNP's catch - all brand of civic nationalism and a Unionism with New Labour characteristics — at the expense of putting into play the ideological diversity on both sides, from the environmentalist republican nationalism of the Scottish Socialists and Greens, to the federalist vision of the Liberal Democrats, and the cautious sovereigntism of the Conservativ
and Alistair Darling has framed the choice as one between the SNP's catch - all brand of
civic nationalism
and a Unionism with New Labour characteristics — at the expense of putting into play the ideological diversity on both sides, from the environmentalist republican nationalism of the Scottish Socialists and Greens, to the federalist vision of the Liberal Democrats, and the cautious sovereigntism of the Conservativ
and a Unionism with New Labour characteristics — at the expense of putting into play the ideological diversity on both sides, from the environmentalist republican nationalism of the Scottish Socialists
and Greens, to the federalist vision of the Liberal Democrats, and the cautious sovereigntism of the Conservativ
and Greens, to the federalist vision of the
Liberal Democrats,
and the cautious sovereigntism of the Conservativ
and the cautious sovereigntism of the
Conservatives.
Yet despite this stark contrast in content, both
liberal and conservative advocates continue to insist that
civic education in our schools not only impart
civic knowledge
and civic skills but also shape our deepest values, attitudes,
and motivations.