Improving Democratic Discourse in UK General Election and Referendum Campaigns

Crines, Andrew S ORCID: 0000-0002-6878-5030 (2019) Improving Democratic Discourse in UK General Election and Referendum Campaigns. POLITICAL QUARTERLY, 90 (2). pp. 310-313.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This article is a short overview of the recently released report entitled <jats:italic>Doing Democracy Better</jats:italic> published by the Constitution Unit based at University College London. The report makes a series of interesting and useful observations about the health of democratic discourse within the <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">UK</jats:styled-content> and advances a selection of recommendations for its improvement. Whilst noting the value of the report as a piece of substantive research, there are a number of further questions which need to be addressed. As such, this report should be seen as the starting point of a broader discussion that takes a more nuanced approach to improving democratic discourse and a less London‐centric approach to conceptualising the <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">UK</jats:styled-content>'s political institutions and language.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	democracy, reform, fake news, rhetoric, language
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2019 07:40
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2023 17:55
DOI:	10.1111/1467-923X.12683
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3058136