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This entry firstly discusses the historical, socioeconomic, and sociopolitical precedents leading up to the European Union (EU) referendum that was held on 23 June 2016. This is then followed by an examination into the Leave and Remain campaigns, and the ubiquity of misinformation, political polarization, and hostility surrounding the post-truth, postfact emotive politics that typifies both the EU referendum and contemporary political culture. Finally, the contemporary circumstances of post-referendum politics in the United Kingdom (UK) are discussed. Following the EU referendum, Brexit dominated the UK political agenda. It has now become overshadowed by COVID-19. Yet, Brexit can be considered as an emblematic and unanticipated mark on British political history. It is discussed that this has led to the greatest disturbance to UK democracy in recent years. This is due to a continual skirmish between the state, the EU, and the electorate. This was underpinned with numerous...
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Robertson, C. (2021). Brexit, Populism, and Emotive Politics. In: Harris, P., Bitonti, A., Fleisher, C.S., Binderkrantz, A.S. (eds) The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Affairs . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13895-0_20-2
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