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Melhuish, Francesca (2022) Euroscepticism, anti-nostalgic nostalgia and the past perfect post-Brexit future. Journal of Common Market Studies, 60 (6). pp. 1758-1776. doi:10.1111/jcms.13345 ISSN 0021-9886.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13345
Abstract
While extant work on British Euroscepticism has highlighted vestiges of historical empire imaginaries in discourses opposing EU integration, the emotional dynamics of such frames remain curiously underexplored. The diluted quality of these Eurosceptic histories, with their distinctive interplay of past and future, has led some to reject their nostalgic emotional credentials altogether. This article challenges such assumptions of emotional absence through a qualitative discourse analysis of the 2016 EU referendum Vote Leave campaign’s materials, and interviews with thirteen former campaigners. By unpacking Vote Leave’s preference for an anti-nostalgic form of empire nostalgia, central to its vision of a past perfect post-Brexit future, this analysis contributes primarily to literatures on British Euroscepticism and Brexit, revealing the counterintuitive nostalgic politics and persistent cultural appeal of ostensibly forward-looking discursive stances. The analysis also has broader relevance, particularly for advocates of an ‘emotional turn’ in EU Studies and scholars investigating escalating nationalisms beyond Britain.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration J Political Science > JZ International relations |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | European Union countries -- Economic integration, European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain, Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 2007-, Referendum -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century, Public opinion -- Great Britain, European federation -- Social aspects, Nationalism -- European Union countries, Public opinion -- European Union countries | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Common Market Studies | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0021-9886 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | November 2022 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 60 | ||||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1758-1776 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1111/jcms.13345 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [FULL CITE], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI]. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Copyright Holders: | Francesca Melhuish | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 19 April 2022 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 18 May 2022 | ||||||||
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