1. Introduction: Devolution and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective
Michael Keating, European University Institute, Florence and University of Aberdeen and
Nicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh
2. Higher Education in Scotland and England after Devolution
Michael Keating, European University Institute, Florence and University of Aberdeen
3. 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 Compostela
4. Reshaping Public Space? Devolution and policy change in British early childhood education and care
Daniel Wincott, University of Birmingham
5. Social Exclusion and Devolution in Spain. Differences and similarities in social inclusion policies among Spanish Autonomous Communities
Joan Subirats, Autonomous University of Barcelona
6. Regional Autonomy and Education Policy in Belgium
Stefaan De Rynck, College of Europe, Bruges
7. The diverse trajectories of diverse societies: Territorial bases of health policymaking in the UK after devolution
Scott L Greer, University of Michigan and The Constitution Unit, University College London
8. Decentralization and welfare reform in Andalusia
Luis Moreno, Spanish National Research Council and Carlos Trelles, Ortega y Gasset University Institute and Spanish National Research Council
9. The Territorial Politics of Social Policy Development
Nicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh
Biography
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.
