CHICAGO — DePaul University faculty experts are available to provide commentary on Scotland’s vote for independence, which will take place Sept. 18. Experts can discuss a range of related topics, including economic, legal, cultural and political implications of the vote.

Professors available to speak include:

Euan Hague, professor, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Hague is a cultural and urban geographer and can discuss relationships between Scotland and America, gentrification, and urban development. His work has examined Scottish nationalism and, in the United States, the political appropriation of Celtic identities, in particular focusing on the separatist organization, the League of the South, founded in Alabama in 1994. His most recent work on Scottish-American cultural relations was published in “The Modern Scottish Diaspora” (University of Edinburgh, 2014). He can be reached at ehague@depaul.edu or 773-325-7890.

Denis Edwards, director of International Human Rights Law Institute, College of Law. Edwards is an expert in European Union law, international trade law, administrative law, constitutional law, human rights law, environmental law and education law. He can speak about the implications for the EU and federalism within the U.K. He has appeared in courts at all levels in the U.K., including three cases in the U.K. Supreme Court, and in two cases heard by the European Court of Human Rights. He can be reached at dedwar20@depaul.edu or 312-362-7412.

Brian F. Havel, professor and associate dean for international studies, College of Law. Havel can speak to the political and cultural significance of the Scottish vote for independence. From 2011 through 2013, Havel was the Keeley Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford, Wadham College. Havel holds master’s degrees in law from University College Dublin and Columbia University Law School, as well as a master’s degree in languages and linguistics from Trinity College Dublin and a doctoral degree in international and comparative law from Columbia. He can be reached at bhavel@depaul.edu or 312-362-5222.

Erik Tillman, associate professor of political science, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Tillman is an expert on public opinions and elections in Europe. His current research examines the sources of public opinion towards the European Union and its effects on domestic electoral politics. He is available to discuss the pre-referendum polling and the referendum results, as well as the outcomes of the referendum for Scotland and the United Kingdom. He can be reached at etillman@depaul.edu or 773-325-4131.

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