Shooting the fox? Ukip’s populism in the post-Brexit era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6407632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Usherwood (0000-0003-4867-1789, Politics, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1209-1229 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2019.1596692 |
| OpenAlex | W2921818121 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 43 |
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has moved from being a single-issue party par excellence to a broader party of protest, taking advantage of wider feelings of discontent and disconnection. However, the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the EU fundamentally challenged its development and operation, by removing a core part of the party's rationale and identity, and radically shifting the overall political landscape. This paper considers the re-positioning through the referendum period, both rhetorically and organisationally. Drawing on party press releases and media coverage, the paper argues that UKIP has become caught in a set of multiple transformations, pushing it in the longer term towards a more conventionally populist position in a way that carries important resonances for other Eurosceptic parties across the continent
Brexit · Economics · European union · Independence (probability theory · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Referendum · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 2,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |