Britain and Europe at a Crossroads: The Politics of Anxiety and Transformation

by Andrew Ryder

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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.
  • ISBN13 9781529200515
  • Publish Date 8 July 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Bristol University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 246
  • Language English