dc.contributor.author | Iakhnis, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Rathbun, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Reifler, JA | |
dc.contributor.author | Scotto, TJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-05T11:53:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-05-23 | |
dc.description.abstract | Was the outcome of the United Kingdom's \Brexit" referendum to leave the European Union
a visible and consequential manifestation of right-wing populism? After all, skepticism in the
UK towards the European Union predates the recent rise of European right wing populism.
Original survey data show, however, that the interaction of nativist sentiment and anti-elitist
attitudes, the cocktail of right-wing populism, led to widespread support for Brexit, even
while controlling for other factors. While hostility to immigrants was an important factor,
nativists were particularly prone to vote \leave" if they also did not trust political elites, a
crucial element of populism. Further underscoring this explanation is the conditional e ect
of anti-elite sentiment. The relationship between anti-elite sentiment and support for leaving
the EU only exists among those with high nativist sentiment; among those low in nativist
sentiment, anti-elite feelings did not increase support for Brexit. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This work was supported by Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) grants numbered [RES-061-25-
0405] and [ES/L011867/1]. This research has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under
the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No 682758). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 5, issue 2 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/2053168018773964 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/32326 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2018 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | |
dc.title | Populist Referendum: Was 'Brexit' an Expression of Nativist and Anti-Elitist Sentiment? | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 2053-1680 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Research and Politics | en_GB |