All things to all people? Discursive patterns on UK–EU relationship in David Cameron’s speeches

Meislová, Monika Brusenbauch

doi:10.1057/s41293-018-0088-6

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“…The prime minister repeatedly emphasised that he had no ‘romantic attachment to the European Union and its institutions’ (Kroll and Leuffen, 2016: 1311) and that the United Kingdom would ‘remain in the European Union so long as it is in our interest to do so’ (Copsey and Haughton, 2014: 81), making it clear the United Kingdom would walk away if the EU’s offer was deemed insubstantial (Kroll and Leuffen, 2016: 1312). Comparative research on Cameron has found he was more Eurosceptic in the run-up to the renegotiation than otherwise, suggesting the prime minister undertook deliberate efforts to shape the discursive milieu (Brusenbauch Meislová, 2019a: 229–232; Seldon and Snowdon, 2016: 270). Fostering this discourse no doubt helped reinforce the message Cameron wished to convey to the EU, but such public statements also function as a form of ‘audience costs’, a tried-and-tested tactic through which leaders can raise the domestic costs of defecting from a position and thereby make their demands more credible (e.g.…”

Section: David Cameron’s Renegotiation and Referendummentioning

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Prisoners of their own device: Brexit as a failed negotiating strategy

Martill

2021

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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Brexit has occasioned a rightward shift in British politics as successive leaders have grappled with the difficulties of negotiating with the European Union and the vicissitudes of politics in the governing Conservative party. Explanations for the hardening of Eurosceptic preferences focus on the demands of ‘taking back control’ and the polarisation of post-referendum politics as key drivers. But they have not explored the ways in which negotiation strategies shaped – rather than reflected – domestic political developments. Drawing on two-level games accounts of ‘synergistic’ bargaining, this article argues both David Cameron and Theresa May sought to leverage Eurosceptic sentiment in their respective negotiations to make it more credible the United Kingdom would walk away if its demands were rejected. While both leaders failed to convey their resolve, they inadvertently strengthened Eurosceptic constituencies back home, contributing to the paucity – and the rejection – of their negotiated agreements.

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Section: David Cameron’s Renegotiation and Referendummentioning

confidence: 99%

Prisoners of their own device: Brexit as a failed negotiating strategy

Martill

2021

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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Scaring for the greater good? Discursive construction of fear appeals in the brexit referendum campaign

Dianová,

Brusenbauch Meislová

2024

Br Polit

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The United Kingdom in European Integration: The Brexit Referendum and Leaving Process

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ERKAN

2022

MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi

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Avrupa bütünleşmesine bakışı tarihsel, coğrafi, ekonomik ve siyasi nedenlerden dolayı farklı olarak gelişen Birleşik Krallık, başlangıçta Avrupa Ekonomik Topluluğu’na (AET) günümüzdeki adıyla Avrupa Birliği’ne (AB) üye olmak istememiştir. Değişen şartlarla birlikte 1973’te Birliğe üye olan Birleşik Krallık’ın, AB ile ilişkileri mesafeli ve uyumsuz bir görüntü içerisinde olmuştur. David Cameron’un AB üyeliğini gündeme taşıyan açıklamasından sonra 23 Haziran 2016’da yapılan Brexit referandumunda halkın %51,9’u AB’den ayrılma yönünde oy kullanmıştır. Referandum sonrasında Theresa May başbakanlığında kurulan hükümet, Lizbon Antlaşması 50. madde kapsamında Birleşik Krallık’ın AB’den çekilme sürecini başlatmıştır. Mart 2017’de başlayan çekilme süreci, taraflar arasında varılan anlaşmayla sonuçlanmış ve 31 Ocak 2020’de Birleşik Krallık AB’den ayrılmıştır. Ardından Brexit sonrası ilişkilerin belirlendiği geçiş dönemi başlamış ve taraflar arasında imzalanan Ticaret ve İşbirliği Anlaşması ile Brexit süreci tam anlamıyla sona ermiştir. Bu çalışmada, tarihsel ve güncel yönleriyle Brexit’in arka planı ve referandum sonrası başlayan ayrılık sürecinin ilerleyişi ve tamamlanması analiz edilmektedir.

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All things to all people? Discursive patterns on UK–EU relationship in David Cameron’s speeches

Cited by 3 publications

References 39 publications

Prisoners of their own device: Brexit as a failed negotiating strategy

Prisoners of their own device: Brexit as a failed negotiating strategy

Scaring for the greater good? Discursive construction of fear appeals in the brexit referendum campaign

The United Kingdom in European Integration: The Brexit Referendum and Leaving Process

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