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Q&A with the author of Performing Worlds at the Baroque Court of Christine of France
Read more: Q&A with the author of Performing Worlds at the Baroque Court of Christine of FranceThis interview explores how Christine of France used Baroque court spectacles to shape political authority, global imagination, and cultures of consumption.

The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice
Editors introduce their article on the Scottish Martyrs, which was the runner up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize (Published in the journal’s December 2025 issue)

The Future of Scottish Higher Education
Purpose, Freedom, and Sustainability
(Special Edition of Scottish Affairs)

Jacobites, Logwood and Enslavement
Rethinking Scots' activities in the Early Modern Caribbean

A country that cares: the rocky road to transforming Scotland’s social care system
A Scotland that gets its social care system right will be a Scotland that cares.

The Scottish Parliament is Not Working
James Bundy on why the Scottish Parliament isn't working as it should.

The Complete Scottish Sketches of R. B. Cunninghame Graham
Cunninghame Graham's great-grandnephew reveals his favourite sketch of the celebrated Scottish writer

Langwell, Caithness: an exemplar of the Highland economy
William Parente explores the challenges faced by Highland communities in the time of the Clearances

Wicked Wild Wastes?: challenging contemporary ideas of wildness in Scottish Highland landscapes
Dr Edward Stewart looks to the past to suggest an alternative future for Scotland's 'wild' places.

Does Scotland need regional mayors?
David Clelland discusses the case for Scottish regional mayors, and whether this would address the country's need for place-based powers.


