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The contradictions of populism: reasserting adult education for democracy
AS: Andragoška Spoznanja, 2018 The context for this paper is the rise of populism across the UK, Europe and the US, a trend which is sweeping western liberal capitalist democracies in particular but also beyond in countries such as Turkey.
Jim Crowther
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Words After the Storm: Elite Rhetoric and the Limits of De‐Escalation in Postreferendum Catalonia
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT When does a secessionist crisis end? What drives political elites to shift from hostility to moderation? This article examines the prospects of rhetorical de‐escalation in the aftermath of a secessionist dispute through the paradigmatic case of Catalonia.
Daniel Cetrà +3 more
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Ireland's EU Referendum Experience [PDF]
, 2009 The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it surveys Ireland’s European Union referendum experience, tracing the key actors, issues and political dynamics of seven European referendums from 1973 to 2008.
O'Mahony, Jane
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Armenian Folia Anglistika, 2019 The article deals primarily with the poetic discourse surrounding the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum and the post-referendum developments in the UK.
Evgeniia Zimina, Mariana Sargsyan
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Cultural and Economic Grievances and the Political Salience of Secessionism
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why does secessionism become politically salient at some times but recede at others? Existing work highlights how cultural and economic grievances can shape secessionism, but it explains less well when these claims elevate the salience of secessionism and why similar grievances matter in some contexts but not others.
Kevin Gatter
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Can Nationalism Be Democratic?
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nationalism and democracy are often presented as natural allies: National self‐determination is best achieved through democratic institutions, while a shared national identity generates the trust and willingness to compromise that stable democracies need. This article, however, explores two possible points of conflict. The first concerns rival
David Miller
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Scottish Referendum Question Wording Project
, 2021 This project is led by Professor Robert Ford (Manchester University) and the team includes Professor Robert Johns (Essex University) and Professor John Garry (Queen's University Belfast). The project seeks to understand the impact of different possible
John Garry
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Scottish Regionalist Discourse in British Press
Научный диалог, 2019 The article is devoted to the Scottish regionalist discourse in the British quality press. The period from the time of the referendum on independence in 2014 till 2019 is covered. Regionalist discourse is considered as an object of linguistic study.
O. A. Blinova
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Tackling Poverty Across the United Kingdom. Devolution, Difference and Discourse
IPPR Progressive Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The UK welfare state is often considered as being highly centralised, yet the design and administration of UK social security involves significant spatial variations in law, policy, and practice. As such, where you live in the UK can affect the value of benefits and cash transfers you are entitled to, as well as how you experience benefit ...
Ruth Patrick +3 more
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Scotland’s twin referendums: revealing regional divides behind national votes
Regional Studies, Regional ScienceScotland’s 2014 independence referendum and the 2016 EU referendum are often interpreted as politically aligned at the national scale, reinforcing a simplified narrative of a strongly pro-independence, pro-EU portion of the Scottish electorate.
Craig Stewart, Xinyi Yuan, Mingshu Wang
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