Britain and Europe at a Crossroads

Britain and Europe at a Crossroads PDF Author: Ryder, Andrew
Publisher: Bristol University Press
ISBN: 1529200512
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Book Description
This book dissects the complex social, cultural and political factors which led the UK to take its decision to leave the EU and examines the far-reaching consequences of that decision. Developing the conceptual framework of securitization, Ryder innovatively uses primary sources and a focus on rhetoric to examine the ways that political elites engineered a politics of fear, insecurity and Brexit nationalism before and after the Brexit vote. He situates Brexit within a wider shift in international political ideas, traces the resurgence in popularity of far-right politics and explores how Britain and Europe now face a choice between further neoliberal reform or radical democratic and social renewal.