Devolution and Public Policy

Michael Keating is Professor and Head of Department of Political and Social Science at the European University Florence. He is also Professor of Scottish Politics at the University of Aberdeen. He previously taught at the Universities of Strathclyde and Western Ontario and has published widely on urban and regional politics and nationalism. Nicola McEwen is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Edinburgh. She specialises in comparative territorial politics and UK devolution, and has published widely in these fields. She is co-convenor of the PSA Specialist group on British and Comparative Territorial Politics.

• 1. Introduction: Devolution and Public Policy in Comparative PerspectiveMichael Keating, European University Institute, Florence and University of Aberdeen andNicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh2. Higher Education in Scotland and England after DevolutionMichael Keating, European University Institute, Florence and University of Aberdeen3. Devolution and Involution: De-federalization Politics through Educational Policies in Spain (1996-2004)Antón Losada, University of Santiago de Compostela and Ramón Máiz, University of Santiago de Compostela4. Reshaping Public Space? Devolution and policy change in British early childhood education and care Daniel Wincott, University of Birmingham5. Social Exclusion and Devolution in Spain. Differences and similarities in social inclusion policies among Spanish Autonomous CommunitiesJoan Subirats, Autonomous University of Barcelona6. Regional Autonomy and Education Policy in BelgiumStefaan De Rynck, College of Europe, Bruges7. The diverse trajectories of diverse societies: Territorial bases of health policymaking in the UK after devolutionScott L Greer, University of Michigan and The Constitution Unit, University College London8. Decentralization and welfare reform in AndalusiaLuis Moreno, Spanish National Research Council and Carlos Trelles, Ortega y Gasset University Institute and Spanish National Research Council9. The Territorial Politics of Social Policy DevelopmentNicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh