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Why the UK Voted for Brexit: David Cameron´s Great Miscalculation
Dr. Andrew Glencross
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Description for Why the UK Voted for Brexit: David Cameron´s Great Miscalculation
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 90 pages, 3 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QFE; 3JM; JPF; JPP; JPS; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 221 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
This book studies the unprecedented decision of 23 June 2016, which saw the UK electorate vote to leave the EU, turning David Cameron's referendum gamble into a great miscalculation. It analyzes the renegotiation that preceded the vote, before examining the campaign itself so as to understand why the government's strategy for winning foundered. It then evaluates the implications that this decision has for the country's international relations as well as for its domestic politics. The author's final reflections are on the political philosophy of Brexit, which is founded on a critique of representative democracy. Yet the use of direct democracy ... Read more
This book studies the unprecedented decision of 23 June 2016, which saw the UK electorate vote to leave the EU, turning David Cameron's referendum gamble into a great miscalculation. It analyzes the renegotiation that preceded the vote, before examining the campaign itself so as to understand why the government's strategy for winning foundered. It then evaluates the implications that this decision has for the country's international relations as well as for its domestic politics. The author's final reflections are on the political philosophy of Brexit, which is founded on a critique of representative democracy. Yet the use of direct democracy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
82
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137590008
SKU
V9781137590008
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About Dr. Andrew Glencross
Andrew Glencross is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Aston University, UK. He has published widely on the politics of European integration in journals such as Journal of Common Market Studies, International Affairs, Political Studies, and The Political Quarterly. He is a Senior Fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia.
Reviews for Why the UK Voted for Brexit: David Cameron´s Great Miscalculation
Very readable and very to the point, Why The UK Voted For Brexit is a brave and altogether timely book, which absolutely needs to be read by anyone and everyone who actually cares about Britain and it's future. (David Marx, David Marx Book Reviews, davidmarxbookreviews.wordpress.com, July, 2017) It is the first substantial treatment ... Read more