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  • Common Sense: Between Democratic Promise and Political Peril

    Thomas Telios considers common sense as a contested and performative concept shaping democratic discourse and political exclusion.

    March 2, 2026
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Strengthening Scottish Identity in the 1930s

Duncan Sim on the founding of the Claymore magazine and its impact on Scottish identity

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • August 12, 2025

The Scottish State and the People in Early Modern Scotland

Alasdair Raffe introduces 'The Scottish State and the Experience of Government, c. 1560-1707'

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • July 28, 2025
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New Gaelic Speakers in Nova Scotia and Scotland: A Q&A with Stuart Dunmore

Stuart Dunmore discusses his motivations for researching new Gaelic speakers, and the incredible places and experiences this led to.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • March 27, 2025
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Food insecurity in Scotland

David Watts discusses the challenges of reducing food insecurity in Scotland, and the Scottish Government's 'Cash-First' initiative.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • March 10, 2025
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Fr John Morrison: defender of an island’s cultural heritage and faith

Neil Bruce on the inspiration behind his new featured article in The Innes Review.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • January 17, 2025
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The curious case of Scottish inns, or what travellers sought and found when they encountered them

The editor of the International Review of Scottish Studies introduces the new special issue.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • December 6, 2024
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Finding a Scottish Nun in Seventeenth-Century Canada

by Mairi Cowan You never know what you might find in an archive. I went looking for demons, and I found a Scottish nun. My research had brought me to Quebec City to investigate a case of witchcraft and demonic…

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • October 31, 2024
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Where were the Orcades?: Early medieval engagement with the islands at the edge of the Earth in texts and maps

Reinterpreting the history of Scotland's northern islands.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • August 28, 2024

EUP 75: Our Publishing in Scottish Studies

Discover the story of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University Press – the first publications, the books that changed the field and what you can expect to see in future

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • April 25, 2024
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