• DOI:10.1177/0010414019830714
Corpus ID: 159045704

Long-Term Economic Distress, Cultural Backlash, and Support for Brexit

@article{Carreras2019LongTermED,
  title={Long-Term Economic Distress, Cultural Backlash, and Support for Brexit},
  author={Miguel Carreras and Yasemin Irepoglu Carreras and S. Bowler},
  journal={Comparative Political Studies},
  year={2019},
  volume={52},
  pages={1396 - 1424}
}

Miguel Carreras, Yasemin Irepoglu Carreras, S. Bowler

Published 2019

Economics

Comparative Political Studies

Economic and cultural factors are often presented as alternative explanations of Brexit. Most studies have failed to recognize the interplay between contextual economic factors and individual attitudes such as nativism and Euroscepticism. We argue that both economic and cultural factors matter to explain the outcome of the referendum. Economic factors are critical because they shape cultural attitudes. British citizens who live in economically depressed and declining districts are more likely… CONTINUE READING

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