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Politics and GovernanceThis article is an attempt to present, develop, and deploy the use of the concept of “unpolitics” in relation to Brexit. The article starts with an outline of the concept of unpolitics and then turns to its application to Brexit.
Paul Taggart
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Ed Davey's Tory Removals: The Liberal Democrats and the 2024 General Election
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 83-90, January/March 2025.Abstract The 2024 general election represented a remarkable comeback for the Liberal Democrats. Less than a decade on from the coalition and the 2015 election debacle, Sir Ed Davey's party reclaimed third‐party status in the House of Commons with seventy‐two MPs—the largest total for the Liberal Democrats or their Liberal Party predecessors since the ...
Peter Sloman
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Fragmented and Dealigned: The 2024 British General Election and the Rise of Place‐Based Politics
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 13-25, January/March 2025.Abstract While the outcome of the 2024 British general election signalled a resounding repudiation of the incumbent government—returning a 231‐seat swing from the Conservatives to Labour—it did not radically overturn the geography of electoral outcomes in England and Wales.
Will Jennings +3 more
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The 2024 General Election and the Rise of Reform UK
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 91-101, January/March 2025.Abstract This article examines the social base of support for Reform UK. Did Nigel Farage's new party depend on the same types of ‘left behind’ voters who had previously backed UKIP? Do the results of the 2024 election suggest a hardening of the social divides that underpinned the rise of UKIP? Or has Britain's Eurosceptic and anti‐immigration movement
Oliver Heath +3 more
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Values in the Valence Election: Fragmentation and the 2024 General Election
The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 26-36, January/March 2025.Abstract The 2024 general election delivered a verdict on an unpopular Conservative government, a valence election where the key motivation was to remove a government seen as failing. But this is not a full account of the voting choices of the British public.
Paula Surridge
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Boris Johnson’s Narrative of the 2016 Brexit Referendum: A Counter-discourse on the European Union
De EuropaThis paper seeks to argue that Boris Johnson, one of the most prominent leaders in the Leave campaign during the 2016 Brexit referendum succeeded in persuading British voters to be on his side and choose to leave the European Union (EU).
Fathi Bourmèche
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The Role of Films in Politics: The Representation of Boris Johnson in ‘This England’ TV Series [PDF]
Journal of World Sociopolitical StudiesTelevision series serve as tools for propaganda and influence, allowing political figures to manipulate public opinion and control how they are perceived. One notable example of this phenomenon can be seen in the representation of Boris Johnson in the TV
Reza Bagheri, Mohamad Baghi
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The Joker Myth as Mediated Stereotype in International Media Discourse
Zeszyty Prasoznawcze, 2022 This study is a critical mixed-methods investigation of the Joker’s ubiquity within international media discourse.
Teodora-Elena Grapă
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Government by WhatsApp? Transparency, Secrecy and Avoidance during Covid in the UK
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract It has been claimed repeatedly that transparency undermines decision‐making. The fear of disclosure means officials and politicians may not discuss policy fully, are inhibited from giving frank advice, and could avoid proper record keeping. The use of informal communications—particularly the use of WhatsApp—makes all these tensions more likely,
Ben Worthy, Martin Rosenbaum
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Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across DisciplinesThis study conducts a critical discourse analysis of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s political speeches on the future of Hong Kong, tracing the origins of the tiers of British nationality established in the territory.
Ka Hang Wong
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