2017/01/01 by Ben Wellings · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Business, Management and Accounting · Arts and Humanities · #Political and Economic history of UK and US #State Capitalism and Financial Governance #Scottish History and National Identity #Referendum #Brexit #Surprise #Unitary state #Political science #Shock (circulatory) #Political economy #Law and economics #Law #Sociology #Economics #European union #International trade #Politics #Communication
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openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18
The Anglosphere was one of the surprise winners of the 2016 referendum campaign. As an explicitly stated concept it appeared early on in the campaign but soon faded from view. But where it did play a part in the campaign was less as a unitary concept but more in its constituent parts: sometimes as an example to emulate and at other times as another layer of global interference to reject. The Anglosphere assumed increased importance after the shock result as Leave leaders sought to elaborate an alternative to Europe that they seemed not to have developed deeply before 24 June.