UID:
almafu_9960117853002883
Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-108-29306-9
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1-108-29486-3
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1-316-58440-2
Content:
In June 2016, the United Kingdom shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union. As this book reveals, the historic vote for Brexit marked the culmination of trends in domestic politics and in the UK's relationship with the EU that have been building over many years. Drawing on a wealth of survey evidence collected over more than ten years, this book explains why most people decided to ignore much of the national and international community and vote for Brexit. Drawing on past research on voting in major referendums in Europe and elsewhere, a team of leading academic experts analyse changes in the UK's party system that were catalysts for the referendum vote, including the rise of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), the dynamics of public opinion during an unforgettable and divisive referendum campaign, the factors that influenced how people voted and the likely economic and political impact of this historic decision.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 May 2017).
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Epigraph -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- A Note About Data -- 1 Brexit Introduced -- 2 Campaign Prologue -- The Public Mood -- The Rival Armies -- EU Membership Renegotiated -- Sceptical Reactions -- Conclusion: Stage Set -- 3 Into Battle -- All to Play For -- 'Stronger In' versus 'Take Back Control' -- Public Perceptions -- Project Fear Doubles Down -- The Final Month -- And the Verdict Is ...? -- Conclusion: Rival Messages Reconsidered -- 4 Attitudes to Brexit Over Time -- What Drives People's Feelings About the EU? -- A Valence Politics Theory of Attitudes towards EU Membership -- A Dynamic Model of Attitudes towards EU Membership -- Explaining Individual-Level Attitudes towards EU Membership -- Conclusion: Valence Politics and EU Membership -- 5 The People's Army -- The Rise of UKIP: 1993-2016 -- UKIP Members: Who Are They? -- Why Join the 'People's Army'? -- What Do They Think? -- Why Do They Become Active? -- Conclusion: A People's Army -- 6 The Rise of UKIP -- Why Support the Radical Right? -- The Aggregate Dynamics of UKIP Support -- Who Supported UKIP? An Individual-Level Analysis -- Bringing It Together: The 2014 and 2015 Elections -- UKIP's Coalition: Conservatives and Others -- Conclusion: UKIP on the Move -- 7 Voting to Leave -- How to Explain Voting in the EU Referendum -- The Ballots Counted -- Referendum Voting: Why They Did It -- The 'Boris Effect' -- Conclusion: The Brexit Choice -- 8 The Consequences of Brexit -- The Economic Consequences of Brexit -- The Effects of EU Membership on the British Economy -- Brexit and Immigration -- The European Union, Democracy and Governance -- Has Governance in Britain and the EU Improved Over Time? -- Conclusion: What Price Brexit? -- 9 Beyond Brexit.
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Explaining Brexit: Our Argument -- Could Things Have Been Different? -- Will Brexit Be a 'One-Off'? -- Are Immigration Attitudes Different in Britain? -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316584408
