Discourses of Brexit

Veronika Koller is Reader in Discourse Studies at Lancaster University, UK.Susanne Kopf is a Research and Teaching Assistant at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.Marlene Miglbauer is Senior Lecturer in English Language, Linguistics and E-Learning at the University of Teacher Education Burgenland, Austria.

"This publication makes a timely contribution to the fields of both social sciences and, in particular, to discourse analysis … It will, in fact, appeal to researchers, students and a broader audience that is interested in populism or Brexit but also discourse and the way it shapes identity and opinion. It is well written with clearly presented thought-provoking research that is a credit to its contributors and editors alike."Sharon Hartle, Iperstoria, Issue 15 – Spring/Summer 2020 "Addressing a wide range of data and methods, Discourses of Brexit decodes the political, social and discursive strategies that shaped the 'No' vote on the British EU referendum … a valuable contribution to both political science and discourse studies."Salomi Boukala, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Greece"We have been told that 'Brexit means Brexit'. This book finds that it means rather more than that. Contributors explore the many things Brexit has been made to mean across genres and media. […] It will be of interest and use to political scientists, media scholars and many others concerned with the future of political debate in Britain."Alan Finlayson, University of East Anglia, UK"Do we really need to talk about how we talk about Brexit? We do, and the present volume shows why. It is tightly organized, chapters meticulously cross-referenced, and, for an edited volume, remarkably coherent in style. In these qualities it even surpasses Steve Buckledee’s monograph, The Language of Brexit, the research area’s trailblazer."Christophe Fricker, SAGE Journal of European Studies 49(3–4) 1–24

• 1. Introduction: context, history and previous researchVeronika Koller, Susanne Kopf, Marlene MiglbauerPart I: Discursive drivers of the Brexit vote2. Values as tools of legitimation in EU and UK Brexit discoursesSamuel Bennett3. ‘This is about the kind of Britain we are’: national identities as constructed in parliamentary debates about EU membership Nora Wenzl4. Ambient affiliation and #Brexit: negotiating values about experts through censure and ridiculeMichele Zappavigna5. ‘Britain is full to bursting point!’: immigration themes in the Brexit discourse of the UK Independence PartyPiotr Cap6. ‘The British people have spoken’: voter motivations and identities in vox pops on the British EU referendumMarlene Miglbauer and Veronika Koller7. ‘Friends don’t let friends go Brexiting without a mandate’: changing discourses of Brexit in The GuardianUrsula Lutzky and Andrew KehoePart II: Discursive consequences of the Brexit vote8. ‘The referendum result delivered a clear message’: Jeremy Corbyn’s populist discourseMassimiliano Demata9. The official vision for ‘global Britain’: Brexit as rupture and continuity between free trade, liberal internationalism and ‘values’Franco Zappettini10 ‘Get your shyte together Britain’: Wikipedians’ treatment of BrexitSusanne Kopf11. Citizens’ reactions to Brexit on Twitter: a content and discourse analysisCatherine Bouko and David Garcia12. Brexit and blame avoidance: officeholders’ discursive strategies of self-preservationSten Hansson13. Brexit as ‘having your cake and eating it’: the discourse career of a proverbAndreas Musolff14. ‘Don’t go brexin’ my heart’: the ludic aspects of Brexit-induced neologismsGordana Lalić-Krstin and Nadežda Silaški15. Brexit and discourse studies: reflections and outlookGerlinde Mautner