Why the UK Voted for Brexit
David Cameron's Great Miscalculation
Authors: Glencross, Andrew
Free Preview- Provides one of the first studies into the causes and effects of the dramatic result of the referendum on Britain's membership of the EU
- Traces the history of Euroscepticism in Britain before analysing the 2016 referendum campaign on both sides
- Uses the Brexit result to develop discussions concerning sovereignity and direct democracy in Britain
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- About this book
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This book studies the unprecedented decision of 23 June 2016, which saw the UK electorate vote to leave the EU, turning David Cameron’s referendum gamble into a great miscalculation. It analyzes the renegotiation that preceded the vote, before examining the campaign itself so as to understand why the government’s strategy for winning foundered. It then evaluates the implications that this decision has for the country’s international relations as well as for its domestic politics. The author’s final reflections are on the political philosophy of Brexit, which is founded on a critique of representative democracy. Yet the use of direct democracy to trigger EU withdrawal leaves the supposedly sovereign British people at an impasse. For it is up to the people’s representatives to negotiate the terms of Brexit. By engaging with a highly charged political debate in an accessible and non-partisan manner this book will appeal to a broad readership of academics, policy-makers, journalists, and interested citizens.
- About the authors
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Andrew Glencross is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Aston University, UK. He has published widely on the politics of European integration in journals such as Journal of Common Market Studies, International Affairs, Political Studies, and The Political Quarterly. He is a Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia.
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“Very readable and very to the point, Why The UK Voted For Brexit is a brave and altogether timely book, which absolutely needs to be read by anyone and everyone who actually cares about Britain and it’s future.” (David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews, davidmarxbookreviews.wordpress.com, July, 2017)
“It is the first substantial treatment of the political processes underpinning the EU referendum … . this work succeeds in carrying through a coherent message that combines historical, analytical and theoretical perspectives. … Its detailed and historically sensitive discussion of the referendum process will nevertheless remain an important document for those seeking to understand this momentous event, while its theoretical foray opens up comparative analyses with broader global phenomena driven by ‘Rousseau’s revenge’.” (Chris Moreh, LSE Review of Books, blogs.lse.ac.uk, March, 2017)
“A brilliant treatment of the Brexit drama and its implications, which manages both to be concise and to provide many illuminating details of the historical and political context.” (Ronald J. Granieri, Foreign Policy Research Institute, USA)
- Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Introduction: The Great Miscalculation
Pages 1-6
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The 40-Year “Neverendum” on the UK’s Relationship with Europe
Pages 7-20
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Renegotiating Terms of EU Membership Prior to the Referendum
Pages 21-33
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The EU Referendum Campaign
Pages 35-46
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The Unfinished Business of Brexit
Pages 47-60
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Why the UK Voted for Brexit
- Book Subtitle
- David Cameron's Great Miscalculation
- Authors
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- Andrew Glencross
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-59001-5
- DOI
- 10.1057/978-1-137-59001-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-59000-8
- Series ISSN
- 2662-5873
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VIII, 82
- Number of Illustrations
- 3 illustrations in colour
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