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Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram Analysing data collected from the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram outline the different Twitter strategies of three campaign groups organised around the UK’s EU referendum. Scottish Parliament – Artwork, Tom Parnell, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 Social media is used by campaign groups to get their message across in elections and …
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram Taking the Imagine Europe project’s Twitter data, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram explain how people express sentiment on the UK’s membership of the EU through using hashtags. European Commission Election Press Conference, Martin Schulz, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 In our work investigating how people discuss the EU on Twitter, one of the aims …
Kirsty Hughes In-Depth Analysis It is often presumed that Scotland will continue to be part of the EU, either through a UK-wide vote to remain in the EU referendum or by joining the EU after a successful second independence referendum, writes Kirsty Hughes. She argues, however, that it is possible that Scotland could find itself …
Laura Cram David Cameron’s speech and letter outlining the plans for renegotiation of the UK’s EU membership were attempts to frame the debate as much to set its content, writes Laura Cram. She argues that, despite claiming a practical approach, the Prime Minister in fact relied upon emotional arguments unlikely to convince many of the …
James Mitchell The renegotiation and referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, like the Scottish independence referendum, has been presented as a generational choice, writes James Mitchell. Drawing on inspiration from some of the founders of the United States, he explores the meaning and length of ‘a generation’ in politics, suggesting that, regardless of …
Drew Scott The UK Prime Minister’s speech and letter today have outlined the general parameters for the renegotiation of the UK’s membership of the EU, writes Drew Scott. He analyses the section of the letter on economic governance and he suggest that, although we now know more about the UK’s position, the negotiations and the …
Laura Cram · Owen Kelly · Niamh Nic Shuibhne · Eleanor Spaventa · Tobias Lock · Michael Keating Expert Reaction Today, UK Prime Minister David Cameron sent a letter to the President of the European Council outlining his agenda for renegotiating the UK’s membership of the European Union, ahead of a referendum on the issue. …
Tobias Lock Event Reflections Following a panel discussion on the UK’s EU membership, Tobias Lock presents an overview of the panellists’ contributions on the impact of the renegotiation and referendum on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. He writes that each of these parts of the UK is engaged in its own debate on the future …
