#Votebecause: Youth mobilisation for the referendum on British membership of the European Union

Sloam, James

doi:10.1177/1461444818766701

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“…These findings are supported by our qualitative analysis of '#Votebecause', an initiative to engage higher education students in the referendum, that took place across several university campuses during the campaign period (Sloam 2018). Through our student interviews and ethnographic observations of student behaviour, it became abundantly clear that Europe was not seen as a controversial subject.…”

Section: Young Remainers As Young Cosmopolitanssupporting

confidence: 60%

“…As we shall see, there is evidence to show that, as the race tightened and the debate heated up, the referendum 'stimulated the political interest of Britain's young people' (Fox and Pearce 2016). And, after the vote, young people became deeply concerned about the prospect of Brexit (Sloam 2018).…”

Section: Youth Engagement In the Eu Referendummentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Supporting the conclusions of the post-referendum studies, we found that education was very strongly associated with voting Remain, with 82% of full-time students claiming that they did so. 6 Our own qualitative research suggests that this might be explained by the fact that full-time students were more exposed to the campaign in colleges and on campuses (Sloam 2018).…”

Section: Young Remainers As Young Cosmopolitansmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Young Cosmopolitans Against Brexit

Sloam

Henn

2018

Youthquake 2017

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Young Cosmopolitans Against Brexit The June 2016 referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union provided a major shock to the political establishment. The decision to leave the EU, by a margin of 52-48%, represented a rejection of what the vast majority of political and business elites considered to be in the country's best economic interests, in preference to returning sovereignty over political decision-making to the United Kingdom and reducing net migration. The Leave campaign was characterized by populist appeals to national identity and the (perceived) cultural threat posed by European integration. It also sought to capitalize on strong anti-establishment sentiment towards the British political elite. These events must be viewed within the broader context of the rise of authoritarian-nationalist forms of populism: from the success of farright parties in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Freedom Party in Austria, the Law and Justice party in Poland, and Fidesz in Hungary, to the election of Donald Trump in the United States.

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Section: Young Remainers As Young Cosmopolitanssupporting

confidence: 60%

Section: Youth Engagement In the Eu Referendummentioning

confidence: 99%

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Young Cosmopolitans Against Brexit

Sloam

Henn

2018

Youthquake 2017

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“…The difference of whether membership to the European Union was an issue is one of the key reasons the Remain campaign had a difficult time mobilizing voters. People are generally less likely to vote if they support the current state of the nation, and as a result, the Remain campaign could not create the same level of urgency as the Leave campaign (Sloam 2018). Despite losing the vote, the Remain campaign was able to mobilize more young voters than previously.…”

Section: Young Voters In the United Kingdommentioning

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Nationalism in the Age of Brexit: The Attitudes and Identities of Young Voters

Wolkenstein

2022

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The 2016 Brexit referendum revealed a division between younger voters, a majority of whom voted Remain, and older voters, a majority of whom voted Leave. From virtual interviews with six British young adults, this article analyzes the effects of the Brexit referendum on their perceptions of belonging and national identity. My theoretical framework draws upon Benedict Anderson’s definition of the nation and Michael Skey’s and Craig Calhoun’s critique that feelings of equality among members are unrealistic due to the power and identity hierarchies that exist within a nation. Interviews reveal a strong binary conception of identities created through politics and media that divide voters into distinct, distanced groups. Young voters use harsh, derogatory language to describe oppositional groups, such as Conservatives, Leave voters, and older voters, to separate themselves and reinforce their identities. However, because these oppositional groups hold the most power, continuous separation reinforces feelings of powerlessness in politics and reveals hierarchies of identities. These hierarchies can have long-lasting implications for the United Kingdom as these younger voters will eventually comprise the voting majority and strive to see their values and beliefs represented in positions of power.

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“…Literatur sebelumnya menunjukan banyak dari ilmuwan yang menganggap tagar berpengaruh besar terhadap partisipasi politik (Jenkins, 2016;Sloam, 2018;Barisione, Michailidou, & Airoldi, 2017). Selain itu tagar juga merupakan salah satu bentuk dari viralitas yang dikemukakan oleh sejumlah ilmuwan (Castells, 2012;Nahon & Hemsley, 2013) sebagai cara baru keterlibatan warga negara pada era digital yang ditentukan oleh kecepatan penyebaran informasi, jangkauan dalam kuantitas jumlah yang terpapar konten dan jarak yang ditempuh informasi.…”

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Pengaruh Tagar #2019gantipresiden Terhadap Partisipasi Politik Milenial

Themi

Perdana

2020

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Abstrak: Evolusi perkembang internet dan munculnya media baru (Media Sosial) mempengaruhi banyak peristiwa politik, yang paling sering disoroti adalah terkait pengaruh penggunaan media sosial terhadap partisipasi politik. Namun sejauh ini literatur yang ada hanya menunjukan pengaruh langsung antara penggunaan media sosial dan partisipasi politik tanpa proses mekanisme psikologis yang terjadi. Selain itu, fenomena tagar di Indonesia juga kurang mendapat perhatian para ilmuwan padahal tagar sebagai bagian dari konsep viralitas memiliki kemampuan penyebaran informasi dalam skala besar dan cepat bahkan dalam beberapa kasus mempengaruhi gerakan sosial. Oleh karena itu, artikel ini berupaya untuk menguji pengaruh konten tagar #2019GantiPresiden terhadap partisipasi politik online dan offline (low/high) dengan menggunakan Model Partisipasi Politik Media Sosial (SMPPM). Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah kuantitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data berdasarkan kuisioner dan teknik analisa regresi linier sederhana. Hasilnya (1) pengaruh tagar #2019GantiPresiden terhadap partisipasi online (low/high) lebih besar dibanding terhadap partisipasi offline (low/high), (2) konten tagar #2019GantiPresiden tidak memiliki tujuan partisipatif dan dan tidak lebih dominan dibanding tujuan individu sekalipun mereka sepakat dengan tagar tersebut, sehingga (3) tidak dapat meningkatkan rata-rata responden yang pernah melakukan partisipasi online/offline (low) menuju partisipasi online/offline (high).

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#Votebecause: Youth mobilisation for the referendum on British membership of the European Union

Cited by 9 publications

References 44 publications

Young Cosmopolitans Against Brexit

Young Cosmopolitans Against Brexit

Nationalism in the Age of Brexit: The Attitudes and Identities of Young Voters

Pengaruh Tagar #2019gantipresiden Terhadap Partisipasi Politik Milenial

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