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Brexitland

Identity, Diversity and the Reshaping of British Politics

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Long-term social and demographic changes - and the conflicts they create - continue to transform British politics. In this accessible and authoritative book, Sobolewska and Ford show how deep the roots of this polarization and volatility run, drawing out decades of educational expansion and rising ethnic diversity as key drivers in the emergence of new divides within the British electorate over immigration, identity, and diversity. They argue that choices made by political parties from the New Labour era onwards have mobilized these divisions into politics, first through conflicts over immigration, then through conflicts over the European Union, culminating in the 2016 EU referendum. Providing a comprehensive and far-reaching view of a country in turmoil, Brexitland explains how and why this happened, for students, researchers, and anyone who wants to better understand the remarkable political times in which we live.

©2020 Maria Sobolewska and Robert Ford (P)2021 Tantor Europe Great Britain Politics & Government World United Kingdom Latin American Socialism Social justice British Politics
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This book provides an excellent analysis of the social shifts and events leading up to the EU Referendum in 2016 and how these shifts have affected subsequent election results in the UK. It considers how an individual’s age, education and ethnicity are key determinants of whether they voted leave or remain in the referendum rather than other analyses that have focused more on economic and class factors. The book is well evidenced and takes into account a multitude of factors in its assessment. I particularly liked how the authors consider the resulting challenges of BREXIT on Scotland and the future electoral chances of the Labour and other left parties. It takes a very balanced approach and provides a very useful resource for anyone interested in this area.

Excellent analysis of the causes of Brexit

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I abandoned the book halfway. It is not the most lively or gripping of texts to begin with (although what I managed to grasp of the central argument has potential), but the narration makes it quite impossible to comprehend. It combines the tedium of a droning monotone with the chaos of random sentence scansion, making it impossible to take in the actual meaning of the content.

Very poor narration

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Took me a few chapters to get into the terminology, but got there in the end. Super interesting read, feel much more educated about the state of the country. Let's hope demographics continue to push the Identity Liberal segment larger and larger! And of course, encourage them to vote...

Technical, but good

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In spite of the fact that some of it is quite obvious and occasionally draws out its points a bit too much, it’s very informative in places and should be required reading for anybody interested in identity policies. The narration is quite dry though.

Interesting Read.

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if I hear the phrase ethno- centric one more time I will scream. how anyone can make a topic like Brexit so dull is beyond me. I gave up after 3.5 hours and can't remember a word.Avoid

dry academic book read by a robot

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