Dr Peter Lynch is a Senior Lecturer in the History & Politics Department at the University of Stirling and is also Director of the Scottish Political Archive. He is the author of SNP - The History of the Scottish National Party (Welsh Academic Press, 2002), Scottish Political Parties and the 2014 Independence Referendum (Welsh Academic Press, 2014), and IndyRef to ScotRef - Campaigning for Yes (Welsh Academic Press, 2017).

• Introduction1. The Referendum Experience in Scotland and the UK2. Campaigns, Campaigning and Referendums: Individual, Local and National Campaigning3. The 1979 Devolution Referendum4. The 1997 Devolution Referendum5. The 2014 Independence Referendum6. Conclusion - Campaigning at Referendums

'The devolution referendums of 1979 stopped devolution but only for a while ... The 2014 Scottish independence referendum saw a No vote, but the outcome was enhanced devolution for Scotland and a stronger independence movement than before ... we need to be careful about claiming that referendums are always conclusive, even when they involve binary choices and seemingly clear results.’ Peter Lynch, from the Introduction

Dr Peter Lynch is a Senior Lecturer in the History & Politics Department at the University of Stirling and is also Director of the Scottish Political Archive. He is the author of SNP - The History of the Scottish National Party (Welsh Academic Press, 2002), Scottish Political Parties and the 2014 Independence Referendum (Welsh Academic Press, 2014), and IndyRef to ScotRef - Campaigning for Yes (Welsh Academic Press, 2017).

• Introduction1. The Referendum Experience in Scotland and the UK2. Campaigns, Campaigning and Referendums: Individual, Local and National Campaigning3. The 1979 Devolution Referendum4. The 1997 Devolution Referendum5. The 2014 Independence Referendum6. Conclusion - Campaigning at Referendums

'The devolution referendums of 1979 stopped devolution but only for a while ... The 2014 Scottish independence referendum saw a No vote, but the outcome was enhanced devolution for Scotland and a stronger independence movement than before ... we need to be careful about claiming that referendums are always conclusive, even when they involve binary choices and seemingly clear results.’ Peter Lynch, from the Introduction

Dr Peter Lynch is a Senior Lecturer in the History & Politics Department at the University of Stirling and is also Director of the Scottish Political Archive. He is the author of SNP - The History of the Scottish National Party (Welsh Academic Press, 2002), Scottish Political Parties and the 2014 Independence Referendum (Welsh Academic Press, 2014), and IndyRef to ScotRef - Campaigning for Yes (Welsh Academic Press, 2017).

• Introduction1. The Referendum Experience in Scotland and the UK2. Campaigns, Campaigning and Referendums: Individual, Local and National Campaigning3. The 1979 Devolution Referendum4. The 1997 Devolution Referendum5. The 2014 Independence Referendum6. Conclusion - Campaigning at Referendums

'The devolution referendums of 1979 stopped devolution but only for a while ... The 2014 Scottish independence referendum saw a No vote, but the outcome was enhanced devolution for Scotland and a stronger independence movement than before ... we need to be careful about claiming that referendums are always conclusive, even when they involve binary choices and seemingly clear results.’ Peter Lynch, from the Introduction