In what ways has Scotland developed since the creation of a devolved Scottish Parliament 20 years ago? The focus of this book, marking a highly significant landmark in the modern life of the nation, is not simply on the institutions of governance but on the agency of the people themselves in different areas of social, political, economic, environmental, cultural and secular/religious life. Bringing together the analysis and perspectives of public figures, established experts and newer commentators from a wide range of backgrounds, A People’s Scotland? looks both at past events and future possibilities. Asking probing questions about what really has or has not changed over the past two decades, the contributors to this volume provide a compelling, varied account the ‘state of the nation’ under an evolving devolution settlement. Here is a compact guide to the issues facing Scotland and its people as they look towards an uncertain future politically, constitutionally and in the context of major global upheavals.

Contributions by: Neal Ascherson, Jude Barber, John Bone, Miriam Brett, Craig Dalzell, Brian Mark Evans, Anna Fowlie, Douglas Fraser, Katie Gallogy-Swan, David Goldblatt, Richard Holloway, Lucy Hunter Blackburn, Blair Jenkins, Laura Jones, George Kerevan, Caitlin Logan, Karyn McCluskey, Gerry McCartney, Jim McCormick, James McEnaney, Mairi McFadyen, Malcolm Maclean, Neil McInroy, Fergus McNeill, Michael Marra, Nasar Meer, Andrew W Neal, Jemma Neville, Angela O'Hagan, Fintan O'Toole, Lesley Orr, Sue Palmer, Douglas Robertson, Kirstein Rummery, Alan Sinclair, Mike Small, Jim Spence, Catriona Stewart, Andy Summers, Laura Waddell, William Walker, Andy Wightman, Ruth Wishart, Talat Yaqoob