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The 2015 UK general election and the 2016 EU referendum : towards a democracy of the spectacle / Ian R. Lamond ; Chelsea Reid.
Lippincott Library HC240.25.G7 L23 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lamond, Ian R., author.
- Reid, Chelsea, author.
- Series:
- Palgrave pivot
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Parliament--Elections, 2015.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Parliament.
- Political participation--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Political participation.
- Referendum--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Referendum.
- History.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-.
- Politics and government.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
- International relations.
- European Union countries.
- European Union countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 88 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Cham, Switzerland] : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
- Summary:
- This book brings together the established field of political communication and the emerging field of critical event studies to develop new questions and approaches. Using this combined framework, it reflects upon how we should understand the expression of democratic participation in mainstream mass media during the 2015 UK General Election and the 2016 referendum on Britain's membership of the EU. Are we now living in an era where democratic participation is much more concerned with spectacle rather than substantive debate? The book addresses this conceptual journey and reflects on differing models of democratic participation, before applying that framework to the two identified case studies. Finally, the authors consider what it means to be living in a period of democratic spectacle, where political events have become evental politics. The book will be of use to students and scholars across the fields of political science and culture and media studies, as well as wide readers interested in the current issues facing British politics. .
- Contents:
- Part I
- Bringing together political communication and critical event studies
- Models of democracy
- Part II
- The 2015 UK general election
- The 2016 EU referendum
- Conclusion
- Annexe: beyond the UK.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-86) and index.
- ISBN:
- 3319547798
- 9783319547794
- OCLC:
- 971339922
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