Did EU regional spending affect the Brexit referendum

Bibliographic Data

ID7366638
AuthorsChristopher Huggins (0000-0002-0108-7887, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume5
Issue1
Pages388-397
Publication date2018-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21681376.2018.1544852
OpenAlexW2902522456
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited17

This paper explores whether European Union (EU) regional spending influenced how local areas voted in the UK’s 2016 EU referendum. While much focus has been on identity and demographic factors in explaining the referendum result, little attention has been paid to the role of EU interventions in the UK’s regions. This paper provides an initial exploration into this by assessing the role of EU regional spending. It finds the level of EU spending in local areas had little impact on how those areas voted in the referendum, raising questions about the communication and awareness of EU regional spending

Affect (linguistics · Brexit · Economics · Eu countries · European union · International economics · International trade · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Regional Development and Policy

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