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Article published In: Media, Migration and Human Rights: Discourse and Resistance in the Context of the Erosion of Liberal Norms
Edited by Ekaterina Balabanova and Ruxandra Trandafoiu
[Journal of Language and Politics 19:3] 2020
► pp. 479–497

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EU nationals in the UK after BREXIT

Political engagement through discursive awareness, reflexivity and (in)action

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ORCiD logo with link | Edge Hill University
Published online: 3 April 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.19028.vat
Abstract
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has triggered a variety of forms of political engagement among EU nationals living in the UK. Our research, carried out in the North West of England, an area that has received little attention so far, demonstrates that the result of the 2016 Referendum sparked a new awareness of public discourse, has led to the emergence of new political and discursive attitudes and strategies, as well as persuasive reflexivity and incipient activism on the part of EU nationals. This article thus contributes to the existing literature on political engagement by analysing EU nationals’ cognitive, discursive and pro/re-active engagements with Brexit.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Migrants’ (political) engagement
  • 3.Emotion, awareness, critical reflexivity, activism
  • 4.Alternative forms of reaction: Mainstreaming and (Dis)engaging
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • References
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