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Brexit, existential anxiety and ontological (in)security

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Browning, Christopher S. (2018) Brexit, existential anxiety and ontological (in)security. European Security, 27 (3). pp. 336-355. doi:10.1080/09662839.2018.1497982 ISSN 0966-2839.

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Abstract

This article explores how the Brexit Referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union has been a source of destabilisation, dread and ontological anxiety. Focusing mainly on British citizens who voted or self-identified as “Remainers”, and on EU foreign nationals resident in the UK, it shows how existential anxieties have had different points of focus for different groups of people. Confronted with such destabilising anxieties, the article shows how people have adopted different mechanisms designed to reassert a sense of order and certitude often viewed as central to preserving ontological security. The ways in which this has been done, however, can themselves raise important questions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Referendum -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century, European Union -- Great Britain, Ontology -- Political aspects, Human security, Anxiety
Journal or Publication Title: European Security
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 0966-2839
Official Date: 13 August 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
13 August 2018Published
4 July 2018Accepted
Volume: 27
Number: 3
Page Range: pp. 336-355
DOI: 10.1080/09662839.2018.1497982
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Security on 13/08/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09662839.2018.1497982
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 10 July 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 13 February 2020
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