Devolution in the United Kingdom
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Devolution in the United Kingdom is a major scholarly work analyzing the transfer of powers from the UK Parliament to regional bodies in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England, and its implications for the British constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Devolution in the United Kingdom canonical | 2 |
| United Kingdom devolution in the late 1990s | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20110813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devolution in the United Kingdom Context triple: [Vernon Bogdanor, hasWritten, Devolution in the United Kingdom]
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A.
Scottish devolution
Scottish devolution is the process by which political power and legislative authority were transferred from the UK Parliament to Scotland, leading to the establishment and evolution of the Scottish Parliament and government.
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B.
UK–devolved administrations intergovernmental machinery
The UK–devolved administrations intergovernmental machinery is the overarching system of formal structures and processes through which the UK government and the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland coordinate, negotiate, and manage intergovernmental relations.
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C.
UK Government and devolved legislatures
The UK Government and devolved legislatures comprise the central government in Westminster and the separate elected administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that share powers over different policy areas within the United Kingdom.
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D.
devolved administration of Scotland
The devolved administration of Scotland is the Scottish Government, which exercises a range of domestic governing powers transferred from the UK Parliament, including responsibility for areas such as health, education, justice, and rural affairs.
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E.
British Politics and the Constitution
British Politics and the Constitution is a scholarly work by political scientist Samuel Beer that analyzes the structure, evolution, and constitutional foundations of the British political system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devolution in the United Kingdom Target entity description: Devolution in the United Kingdom is a major scholarly work analyzing the transfer of powers from the UK Parliament to regional bodies in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England, and its implications for the British constitution.
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A.
Scottish devolution
Scottish devolution is the process by which political power and legislative authority were transferred from the UK Parliament to Scotland, leading to the establishment and evolution of the Scottish Parliament and government.
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B.
UK–devolved administrations intergovernmental machinery
The UK–devolved administrations intergovernmental machinery is the overarching system of formal structures and processes through which the UK government and the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland coordinate, negotiate, and manage intergovernmental relations.
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C.
UK Government and devolved legislatures
The UK Government and devolved legislatures comprise the central government in Westminster and the separate elected administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that share powers over different policy areas within the United Kingdom.
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D.
devolved administration of Scotland
The devolved administration of Scotland is the Scottish Government, which exercises a range of domestic governing powers transferred from the UK Parliament, including responsibility for areas such as health, education, justice, and rural affairs.
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E.
British Politics and the Constitution
British Politics and the Constitution is a scholarly work by political scientist Samuel Beer that analyzes the structure, evolution, and constitutional foundations of the British political system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Act 1997
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politicalContext
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United Kingdom devolution in the late 1990s
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linked to: Devolution in the United Kingdom