Constitutional preferences (Yes or No to independence) in Scotland invoke polarisation far more than they do consensus. Identifying a middle ground on preferences might be… Read More »Is there a constitutional middle ground in Scotland? Attitudes to indyref mandates
The Scottish Election Study’s own expert on US politics, Prof. Christopher Carman (christopher.carman@glasgow.ac.uk), takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s support in Scotland using SES… Read More »Trump in Scotland: The US President’s support in a cold climate
DevolvedElections.co.uk is a new tool developed by Ayushi Gupta and Scottish Election Study researcher Dr. Eoghan Kelly which allows anyone to project the results of… Read More »Announcement: Devolved Election Projection Tool Launched by SES Researcher
Scotland in Transition: Perspectives on Politics and Policy Ahead of the 2026 Election 12-13 May 2025, University of Edinburgh Promoted by the Scottish Election Study,… Read More »Call for Papers – Scottish Politics Conference May 2025
We are delighted to announce the winners of our 2024 Essay Prizes, which were delayed due to last summer’s general election. Both prizes were judged… Read More »Announcement – 2024 Essay Prize Winners
Following a bruising leadership contest, at the end of September the Scottish Conservative Party opted to elevate Russell Findlay MSP to a job described by… Read More »Are there really so-called “Tartan Tories” in the Scottish electorate?
Do the results of the 2024 UK general election signal a decisive break from the constitutionally-aligned voting behaviour of the last decade? While we will… Read More »GE2024 in Scotland: Indy an Era?
We are delighted to announce the 2024 edition of our annual essay prize. We run parallel prizes for secondary school pupils and undergraduate university students,… Read More »Essay Prize 2024
The SES has a packed schedule of events and releases this May as we host our third annual lecture and a week later mark the… Read More »Events Announcement – Annual Lecture and 25th Anniversary of Devolution
Over summer 2023 the SES held two essay prize competitions, one for university undergraduates and one for school pupils. Our expert judging panel selected very… Read More »SES Essay Prizes: Read the Winning Entries