Brexit as an Identity
Political Identities and Policy Norms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6096514 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Tilley (0000-0002-1878-7628, University of Oxford), Sara B Hobolt (0000-0002-9742-9502, London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 546-552 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096523000367 |
| OpenAlex | W4385721232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 24 |
The decision by a narrow majority of British voters to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016 was a political earthquake that few had seen coming. It produced new political divisions, not only between the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe but also within the United Kingdom. In particular, the referendum campaign and the outcome generated two new political identities: “Leavers” and “Remainers.” These Brexit identities crosscut partisan identities and voters formed deep emotional attachments to them (Curtice 2018; Evans and Schaffner 2019). Moreover, this Brexit divide led to affective polarization in the form of out-group animosity and discrimination (Hobolt, Leeper, and Tilley 2021). It also shaped perceptions of the economy (Sorace and Hobolt 2021), attitudes toward immigration (Pickup et al. 2021), vote choices (Hobolt and Rodon 2020), and losers’ consent (Schaffner 2021; Tilley and Hobolt 2023a). Brexit identities have been shown to be salient and politically consequential. Yet, we know much less about whether these new identities are rooted in policy norms that go beyond preferences about the desirability of leaving the EU. In this article, we thus explore the nature of Brexit identities and how they relate to policy norms
Brexit · Economics · European union · Immigration · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
The changing meaning of left-right self-placement in the United Kingdom
Narcissism and Affective Polarization
The limits of Brexit prejudice
Populism and Polarization
Narrating Experiences of the Brexit Divide
The Brexit trajectory
British European Policy and the 2024 General Election
Brexit, borders, and ballots
The effect of politically homogenous neighbourhoods on affective polarization
Beyond the Ballot
Better not to vote to restore democracy? Boycotting the 2023 national referendum as a manifestation of (anti)party identification
Brexit
Education and liberalism
Brexitland
Brexit, British Politics, and the Left-Right Divide
West European Politics in the Age of Globalization
Moaners, Gloaters, and Bystanders
The Polls—Trends
Brexit, Covid‐19, and attitudes toward immigration in Britain
Tilting Towards the Cosmopolitan Axis? Political Change in England and the 2017 General Election
Cleavage theory meets Europe’s crises
Losers’ consent and emotions in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum
Research Note
A tale of two peoples
Explaining Group Influence
The Brexit vote
Cross-cutting issues and electoral choice. EU issue voting in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum
Why Leave Won the UK's EU Referendum
How Norms Shape the Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics
Divided by the Vote
The Measurement of Core Beliefs and Values
Measuring Left-Right and Libertarian-Authoritarian Values in the British Electorate
Expressive Partisanship
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 5,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |