EU Referendum Campaign Discourse and Trust

Posted on 25 July 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Just 18 weeks passed between the announcement of a UK referendum on EU membership, and the vote for Brexit. In this startlingly short time an intense and competitive environment sprung-up as the two official campaigns Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe made their case. Both sides quickly succumbed to name calling, dishonesties and emotional
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Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference Hull: discourse in the Deep

Posted on 12 July 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Last week (4th-6th July) I attended the 11th international Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference in Hull, 2017 UK City of Culture. This article reflects on the conference and the IPA. Most importantly, it highlights the sense and benefits of an IPA community within which a milieu of interdisciplinary and international social and policy researchers can
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Young EU supporters are more likely to turnout on the day

Posted on 8 April 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

We know support for continued EU membership is heavily concentrated among younger citizens with 60% under 30 who support REMAIN, compared with only 24% who support LEAVE. Among the Pre/Post-War generation 54% support LEAVE and 35% support STAY. We also know young people are less likely to vote with 70% highly likely to vote compared
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Boundaries, space and the youth vote – what regional variations tell us

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

Boundaries, space and the youth vote – what regional variations tell us With a plethora of upcoming elections on 5th May, we are reminded that devolution of power and delineated boundaries in the UK since 1997 means multi-level political trends and outcomes within and between nations and regions: the EU referendum is no exception. We
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Brexit and Between: young people and the EU referendum

Posted on 9 March 2016 by Dr Sioned Pearce

On the 23rd of June 2016, 43 years after a reluctant and delayed entry to the European Economic Community, Britain will vote on one of the most significant political decisions for a generation: its membership of the European Union. For young British citizens who have never known a time before the EU, this is potentially
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