Brexit tweets suggest nationalism and austerity - rather than populism - motivated voters
Bastos, Marco; and Mercea, Dan
(2018)
Brexit tweets suggest nationalism and austerity - rather than populism - motivated voters
[Online resource]
What do tweets posted in the run-up to the EU referendum reveal about the motivations for the vote? Marco Bastos and Dan Mercea (City, University of London) found that nationalist and economic concerns dominated people's concerns, but populist sentiments were less apparent. As the referendum got closer, there was an upsurge in globalist tweets.
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2018 The Authors |
| Departments |
European Institute Government ?? SCPP ?? School of Public Policy |
| Date Deposited | 09 Jan 2019 16:19 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91622 |
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