Historical and political context of the United Kingdom

Given the import and impact of political campaign promises, this study systematically analyzed Donald Trump’s campaign and rally speeches using a typology of verbal-textual hostility (V.T.H.) developed by Asquith (2013) from criminal hate incidents in the United Kingdom. Trump used all forms of V.T.H. previously identified by Asquith, except for sexualization, and new forms that may be specific to the political context. Analysis of speeches from 2015–2018 revealed that expatriation, criminalization, and domination were the most frequently used forms of V.T.H. deployed by Trump, which we consider in relation to the historical, social, and political context and consequences.

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The United Kingdom: Privatisation and its Political Context

The Politics of Privatisation in Western Europe ◽

10.4324/9780203989234-4 ◽

2005 ◽

pp. 37-54

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Political Context ◽

The United Kingdom

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How Do Populist Voters Rate Their Political Leaders? Comparing Citizen Assessments in Three Jurisdictions

Politics and Governance ◽

10.17645/pag.v8i1.2540 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 133-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gerard Seijts ◽

Cristine De Clercy

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Political Leadership ◽

The United States ◽

Political Context ◽

Vote Choice ◽

Political Leaders ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Leader Characteristics

Drawing from the field of management studies, we explore how a sample of voters in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom use a leader character framework to judge political leadership. We ask, how do voters actually assess the character of their current leaders? And, in light of the populist zeitgeist, do people who hold a populist attitude differ markedly in how they judge the character of political leaders? Our results show that voters generally consider character important. However, voters who lean toward populism believe character matters less in political leadership than individuals who scored low on the populism indicator. This durable difference merits more exploration in a political context marked by populism. Our findings about the factors that influence vote choice contribute to this conversation and to extant research that reports that some voters pay greater attention to leader characteristics than do others.

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EP Elections as a Tool for Migrant Political Participation

Politeja ◽

10.12797/politeja.16.2019.63.06 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (6(63)) ◽

pp. 95-109

Author(s):

Małgorzata Kułakowska

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Political Participation ◽

Voting Rights ◽

European Parliament ◽

Political Context ◽

Country Of Birth ◽

Optimal Arrangement ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

European Parliament Elections ◽

Normative Justification

The paper focuses on the European Parliament (EP) elections seen as a tool for migrant political participation. When migrating for work, EU migrants do not always consider naturalization as an optimal arrangement, being satisfied with rights connected with their EU citizenship. Therefore, in terms of voting strategies, they often limit their voting rights to those connected with the institutions of their country of birth. However, the particular political context might create additional motivation for participation in EP elections. I would argue that such a particular situation did occur in the United Kingdom in May 2019, when many EU migrants decided to exercise their right to vote in EP elections. Furthermore, many of them were then denied this right, which has been attributed by some to the lack of efficiency on part of British institutions. The paper will look at the institution of the European Parliament elections, analyzing both the normative justification of the formal arrangements and the empirical dimension of 2019 EP Elections in the United Kingdom in the context of the ongoing processes of Brexit.

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