The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent

Hobolt, Sara ORCID: 0000-0002-9742-9502 (2016) The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent. Journal of European Public Policy, 23 (9). pp. 1259-1277. ISSN 1350-1763

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The outcome of the British referendum on EU membership sent shockwaves through Europe. While Britain is an outlier when it comes to the strength of Euroscepticism, the anti-immigration and anti-establishment sentiments that produced the referendum outcome are gaining strength across Europe. Analysing campaign and survey data, this article shows that the divide between winners and losers of globalization was a key driver of the vote. Favouring British EU exit, or ‘Brexit’, was particularly common among less educated, poorer and older voters, and those who expressed concerns about immigration and multi-culturalism. While there is no evidence of a short-term contagion effect with similar membership referendums in other countries, the Brexit vote nonetheless poses a serious challenge to the political establishment across Europe.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/current
Additional Information:	© 2016 Routledge
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	30 Aug 2016 15:34
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2025 03:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67546

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