ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that although there are continuities between the Scottish and English situations in terms of experiences of race and racism, there are also important discontinuities between these two contexts. It explores continuities and connections between the Scottish context and that of the rest of the UK in terms of the geographies of race and racism. And then considers the discontinuities and disjunctures between the Scottish context and that of the rest of the UK. The chapter focus on the issues relating to differences in the diversity, distribution and structure of the black and minority ethnic population, factors connected with Scottish politics and governance. The ways in which Scottish national identities are articulated in order to highlight these discontinuities and explain the unique aspects of the Scottish context. Moreover, it argues an approach is highly problematic as it ignores the influence of context, the significance of place and the importance of geography.
