Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram reflect on the initiative’s progress and the images which people have contributed to represent what they think of the European Union. They present the results of the project competition and call for additional images reflecting views on the UK’s …
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram analyse the EU referendum debate on Twitter following the vote for the UK to leave the European Union. They note that, although the Remain campaign increased its presence on Twitter in the latter stages of the contest, the Leave …
Anthony Salamone With Referendum Day finally here for the vote on the UK’s membership of the European Union, Anthony Salamone sets out some points to keep in mind over the course of polling day and the vote count. EU Referendum Poll Card, Abi Begum, CC-BY-2.0 After years of speculation, months of campaigning and weeks of …
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram What can Twitter tell us about the views of the UK electorate ahead of the EU referendum? Laura Cram and Clare Llewellyn illustrate that, while Leave supporters continue to have a much more visible presence on Twitter, this balance has shifted, with pro-Remain tweets becoming more frequent in the latter …
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram compare election polling with Twitter data to explore how accurate a reflection discussion on social media gives of public opinion on the EU more generally. Latvian Presidency Review, European Parliament, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 Poll data isn’t always reliable. As we …
Anthony Salamone The debate on the UK’s relationship with the EU will continue well beyond the forthcoming referendum, writes Anthony Salamone. He argues that, under either outcome of the vote, the UK could be set for another EU referendum in the foreseeable future. Plenary Session in Strasbourg – Jan 2016, European Parliament, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 The approaching …
Kai Oppermann and Paul Taggart The outcome of the UK’s EU referendum will be driven by a number of key factors, many of which might not become clear until after the vote, write Kai Oppermann and Paul Taggart. Drawing on insights from EU referendums in other European states, they outline what we can know about …
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram share some of the initial contributions to #myimageoftheEU, the initiative where members of the public can share images of what the EU means to them, and explore how symbols of the EU are used in the UK. The …
