Ian R Lamond is Senior Lecturer in Event Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is one of the leading figures developing that field and was one of the first to use the term 'critical event studies', as it is understood in this book. His research encompasses critical approaches to the study of events, tourism and hospitality; discourse studies; the philosophy of crisis and event and protests as event. Chelsea Reid is Part-Time Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology at Leeds Beckett University, UK, teaching both Creative Media and Digital Journalism. Her research interests include political activism, propaganda, and the dissemination of news via social media.

• Introduction.- PART I.- 1: Bringing together political communication and critical event studies.- 2: Models of democracy.- PART II.- 3: The 2015 UK General Election.- 4: The 2016 EU Referendum.- 5: Conclusion.- Annex: Beyond the UK.

Ian R Lamond is Senior Lecturer in Event Studies at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is one of the leading figures developing that field and was one of the first to use the term 'critical event studies', as it is understood in this book. His research encompasses critical approaches to the study of events, tourism and hospitality; discourse studies; the philosophy of crisis and event and protests as event. Chelsea Reid is Part-Time Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology at Leeds Beckett University, UK, teaching both Creative Media and Digital Journalism. Her research interests include political activism, propaganda, and the dissemination of news via social media.

• Introduction.- PART I.- 1: Bringing together political communication and critical event studies.- 2: Models of democracy.- PART II.- 3: The 2015 UK General Election.- 4: The 2016 EU Referendum.- 5: Conclusion.- Annex: Beyond the UK.