Brexit, Liminality, and Ambiguities of Belonging
French Citizens in London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3074404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Reed-Danahay (0000-0002-2046-4895, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnologia Europaea (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0425-4597 • E-ISSN: 1604-3030 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.16995/ee.1050 |
| OpenAlex | W3082988761 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
The Brexit process has affected the lives of “middling” mobile Europeans living in the UK, who have experienced uncertainty as their legal status and social position have shifted. Based on ethnographic research during the years 2015–2020 among French citizens living in London, I draw upon the concepts of liminality, social drama, and precarity to analyze the effects of the unfolding events triggered by the United Kingdom’s 2016 referendum to leave the European Union (Brexit) on their everyday lives and trajectories. Although there is much diversity among the French in London, my longitudinal perspective suggests that the social drama of the Brexit process raises questions about the precarity of the mobile EU middle class and the strength of their European and national affiliations
Art · Brexit · Drama · Ethnography · European union · Liminality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Precarity · Referendum · Sociology · Anthropology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Who Knows Tomorrow?
Precarity, Precariousness, and Vulnerability
The Long Revolution
Eurostars and Eurocities
Culture and Communication
Mobile Europe
Nations Matter
From ‘Expats’ to ‘Migrants’
Inside European Identities
Precarious Japan
A history of the French in London. Liberty, equality, opportunity
(In)visibility, privilege and the performance of whiteness in Brexit Britain
Sometimes there’s racism towards the French here’
Fearing Brexit
Brexit
Modes of Uncertainty
A history of the French in London
Bourdieu and Social Space
Trading Places
Transnational urbanism
Migration, Membership, and the Modern Nation-State
Brexit, Liminality, and Ambiguities of Belonging
Education and Identity in Rural France
Dramas, Fields, and Metaphors
Precarity's Forms
On Precariousness and the Ethical Imagination
Social Dramas and Stories about Them
Introduction
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |