Did the unfounded claim that Turkey was about to join the EU swing the referendum?

Ker-Lindsay, James (2018) Did the unfounded claim that Turkey was about to join the EU swing the referendum? LSE Brexit (08 Feb 2018). Website.

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Even in 2016 - before Turkey's latest turn towards authoritarianism - the chances of the country joining the EU before 2030 were remote. Yet this did not prevent Vote Leave from claiming towards the end of the referendum campaign that Turkey was poised to join. This unfounded claim, writes James Ker-Lindsay (LSE), played into voters' existing worries about immigration. It may even have swung the result.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2018 14:29
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 06:40
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/88634

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