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OverviewThis book expands on and complements the burgeoning Brexit literature by placing the UK’s vote to leave the EU in its longer historical and discursive contexts. It examines the embedded Euroscepticism, which has dominated British political discourse on the European project and the role of the UK within it for at least the last three decades. Brexit was the consequence of a consistent denigration of the European integration project in the public sphere in which the terrain, and the conceptual vocabulary, of debate were set by a dominant, right-wing Eurosceptic discourse. This framed the EU as inherently heterogeneous and antagonistic to the UK. The book examines how ideas of British exceptionalism, which underpin Eurosceptic discourses, are sustained and reproduced and offers an account of their enduring, affective power amongst the British population. It is in this context that it was possible for pro-Brexit campaigners to assemble and enthuse a new coalition of voters sufficient to deliver a ‘leave’ majority on 23 June 2016. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of British, EU and European politics, the media and press, public opinion, political behaviour and nationalism studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Benjamin Hawkins (University of Cambridge, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138299283ISBN 10: 1138299286 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 September 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Research Context 3. Discourse Theory, Subjectivity and National Identity 4. Deploying Discourse Theory 5. Embedded Euroscepticism 6. Social Logics of the Vote Leave Discourse 7. Political Logics of the Vote Leave Discourse 8. Fantasmatic Logics of the Vote Leave Discourse 9. Nigel Farage and Leave.EU 10. ConclusionsReviewsAuthor InformationBenjamin Hawkins is a Senior Research Associate at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |