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What are the social forces and economic interests that make up the bases of support for remaining in the EU or leaving it?
Today sees the publication of the IPR's referendum policy brief, a document that brings together contributions from a number of academics with the purpose of informing readers about the issues at stake in the EU referendum. Many of these issues are not new, but the...
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Britain in Europe: between self-interested cynicism and narrow-minded nationalism?
Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos, Lecturer, Department of Social & Policy Sciences As part of a module I used to teach called ‘Policy and Power’, I used video extracts from the well-known 1980s series Yes Minister to spark discussion in the class. One...
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Emily Rempel: 'The Problem of Public Engagement, Public Policy and Public Data'
Why does public engagement with new technology matter? More to the point, why does public engagement with data matter? The collection and use of data isn’t new: in England, the state has been collecting data since at least the Domesday...
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Dr Emma Carmel: 'Migration and EU membership'
Dr Emma Carmel, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social & Policy Sciences The political arguments around EU membership and migration have the qualities of children’s playdough: eye-catchingly bright, highly malleable, and good to keep us busy for a while. Unfortunately, also...
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Notes on age and the “Super Thursday” election results
In recent years, age has come to rival social class as a determinant of voting behavior. Broadly speaking, older votes have higher turnout rates than younger voters, and at key democratic moments, such as the referendum on independence in Scotland...
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Dr Alim Baluch: 'Germany vs Brexit – The Reluctant Hegemon is not amused'
Dr Alim Baluch, Teaching Fellow, Dept of Politics, Languages & International Studies The German government and the German media are watching the Brexit debate very closely and Germany is taking it personally. There are, of course, many different German perspectives,...
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Dr Paul Kennedy: Brexit: The View from Spain
Dr Paul Kennedy, Lecturer in Spanish and European Studies, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies. With no government in place since the general election held on 20th December 2015, and successive rounds of negotiations failing to prevent another general...
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Don't stop thinking about tomorrow: social democracy in the 2020s
I have a longish piece co-written with Gavin Kelly, over at the site of the journal Juncture (which I co-edit) on the challenges the 2020s will bring to Labour and social democratic parties, and how they might start thinking about...
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Dr Felia Allum and Annarita Criscitiello (Università Federico II, Naples University, Italy : The Brexit referendum is not only a British affair
Dr Felia Allum, Lecturer in Italian History and Politics, Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies and Annarita Criscitiello (Università Federico II, Naples University, Italy) Why should Italians care about the Brexit debate in the UK? After all, Italy and...
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Dr Bruce Morley: The economics of the UK outside the Eurozone: what does it mean for the UK if/when Eurozone integration deepens? Implications of Eurozone failures for the UK
Dr Bruce Morley, Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics The UK along with Sweden and Denmark opted not to join the Eurozone when it was formed in 1999. Since then a number of other transition economies including Poland, Hungary and...
