Debate on Irish unification has increased in recent years, yet public attitudes the processes that might lead to it are underexplored. This article examines results of an online consultation carried out Northern Ireland summer 2020 how any future referendums question would best be conducted. It shows hopes and fears this exist across society Ireland. also reveals views crystallise many design f...

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In June 2016, I released an article entitled: “Measurement without Theory: On the extraordinary abuse of economic models in EU Referendum debate” advance referendum on 23 2016 whether UK should leave European Union. That heavily criticised two reports that had been by Treasury consequences Brexit, calling them “dodgy dossiers” for “grossly exaggerating impact Brexit and providing no analysis ri...

In recent years, referenda have been used to inform decisions bid on major sport events. Recognising as a means engage community in event, the purpose of this study was investigate determinants support and participation intention. A sample 603 New Zealanders completed questionnaire a) intention participate such referendum. Based exploratory factor analysis assessing b) their for referendum city...

This article focuses on the role of British tabloid press (BTP), and specifically eurosceptic press, as a ‘supply-side’ influence 2016 EU referendum. First, we focus BTP its an ‘agenda-setter’ in shaping discourse regarding UK's relationship with EU. Second, use content analysis five newspapers – The Sun, Daily Mail, Mirror, Express Star to demonstrate disproportionate pro-Brexit prior to, duri...

Abstract What is the effect of violence on political mobilization? Taking repression-mobilization nexus debate as a starting point, we study effects police interventions participation, focusing Spanish crackdown Catalonia's independence referendum 1 October 2017. We analyze actions turnout using detailed aggregate data, well survey conducted few days after referendum. The two empirical approach...

The Brexit referendum was experienced as a dramatic moment of rupture by millions people who voted to remain in the European Union. This article argues that period uncertainty came after also highly generative for new political projects. By following fluid, dynamic and multi-faceted articulation an issue public concern – is, represents many distinct problems different groups this traces difficu...