Which would be more democratic? Allowing them the opportunity to change their mind or pressing on regardless
A discursive psychological study of arguments for and against calls for a second Brexit referendum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6421704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander R Hunt (Heriot-Watt University), Mirko A Demasi (0000-0003-1112-8141, Leeds Beckett University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-77 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-9265 • E-ISSN: 1460-3624 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09579265241257629 |
| OpenAlex | W4399683861 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Parliamentary debates are beneficial political environments to study using discourse analysis and discursive psychology. However, there is limited discursive psychological research analysing arguments for and against the possibility of a second referendum concerning the UK’s EU membership status. We collected our data by transcribing a parliamentary debate where politicians discussed a second referendum and analysed it using a discursive psychological framework. Whether they supported leave or remain, politicians discredit their opposing position for supposedly lacking democratic values. As such, politicians portrayed their stances on Brexit as a requirement to uphold democratic principles. The main implication of the analysis demonstrated that politicians defined democracy depending on the positions they took regarding calls for a second Brexit referendum. The present study contributes to the growing discursive literature on Brexit discourse by showing how the meaning of democracy is contested and used as a tool to manage accountability
Brexit · Democracy · Discourse analysis · Economics · Epistemology · European union · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Social and Intergroup Psychology
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| Highly cited | No |
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