The Referendum in Britain: A History

by Matt Qvortrup, Andrew Blick, Lucy Atkinson

The European Union referendum of 23 June 2016 proved to be the trigger for the most prolonged period of political turbulence in the peacetime history of the UK; leading to major policy changes and realignments in the party-political system.

This book considers from an historical perspective the democratic device that provided the focus for this upheaval. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, it discusses how the idea of using referendums...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198823614
• ISBN13: 9780198823612
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"