
Britain and Europe at a Crossroads
The Politics of Anxiety and Transformation
Andrew Ryder(Author)
Bristol University Press
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-1-5292-0053-9 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 159 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-0053-9 (9781529200539)
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Person
Andrew Ryder is Associate Professor of Sociology at Corvinius University of Budapest.
Content
Introduction: Paradigm shift, reflexivity and securitisation
Brexit Nationalism: History, Crisis and Identity
The Road to Brexit
Politics in Focus: The Conservatives
Politics in Focus: Labour
The Nationalists: Exclusionary and Civic
Brexit: Views from Europe
Boris Johnson: Getting Brexit done?
Antidotes to Brexit
Brexit Nationalism: History, Crisis and Identity
The Road to Brexit
Politics in Focus: The Conservatives
Politics in Focus: Labour
The Nationalists: Exclusionary and Civic
Brexit: Views from Europe
Boris Johnson: Getting Brexit done?
Antidotes to Brexit