Disintegration and party competition
Evidence from parliamentary speeches on Brexit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6290337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Hunter (0000-0002-3445-716X, University of Zurich), Tom F Hunter (0000-0002-9914-8528, University of Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1573-1596 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2024.2359624 |
| OpenAlex | W4399631182 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
How do political parties in the European Union (EU) react to disintegration bids from a member state? This question is important, as scholars have argued that framing by elites (particularly Eurosceptic entrepreneurs) is crucial in shaping whether disintegration is seen as an example to follow or one to avoid. This article investigates how parties outside the UK reacted to Brexit, and argues that Eurosceptic challenger parties and mainstream pro-European parties altered their stances after the referendum vote in June 2016. I use a combination of automated and hand-coded methods to identify and analyse 2223 Brexit statements in the parliaments of five member states between 2013 and 2018. I show how after the referendum vote, challenger parties avoid Brexit and significantly moderate the Euroscepticism in their Brexit statements. By contrast mainstream parties emphasise Brexit and significantly increase the pro-Europeanism in their Brexit statements. Results show that in the short term at least, there is little evidence of Eurosceptic entrepreneurs framing Brexit as a positive precedent or example to follow
Brexit · Economics · European union · Framing (construction · International trade · Law and economics · Mainstream · Member state · Member states · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Political Entrepreneurs
Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration
The legitimacy and legitimation of international organizations
The Measurement of Observer Agreement for Categorical Data
European Integration and Political Conflict
Le vote disruptif
The Implications of the Departure of the UK for EU Social Policy
Crisis governance of the refugee and migrant influx into Europe in 2015
The AfD
National Parliamentary Control of European Union Affairs
Brexit
Putting Brexit into perspective
Equivocal Euroscepticism
Real scrutiny or smoke and mirrors
A Touchstone of Dissent
National Political Parties and European Integration
Exploiting the Cracks
Flip-Flopping and Electoral Concerns
Britain as an Awkward Partner
Text as Data
Defining and measuring niche parties
Researching the EU (Studies) into demise
Learning from precedent
Grand theories, differentiated integration
Benchmarking Brexit
Differentiated Integration and Disintegration in the EU after Brexit
Greece in Crisis
The reverberations of British Brexit politics abroad
Issue Entrepreneurship and Multiparty Competition
How Politicians Learn from Citizens’ Feedback
Divided by the Vote
Ideology and Learning in Policy Diffusion
Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |