Party Polarization and Foreign Policy in the pre-Brexit UK

In the article we analyze the behavior of the British parties in the foreign policy votes of the legislature prior to the approval of the Brexit referendum. Through a general linear model, we show that voting on issues related to the European Union has a low propensity for divergence, while news of...

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Autores: Feliú, Pedro, Lessa Cordeiro, Fernanda Bárbara, Dus Poiatti , Natália
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (IBRI)
Repositorio:Meridiano 47
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28203
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/view/28203
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Brexit
Política Externa
Análise de Política Externa
Partidos Políticos
Grã-Bretanha
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy Analysis
Political Parties
Great Britain
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Sumario:In the article we analyze the behavior of the British parties in the foreign policy votes of the legislature prior to the approval of the Brexit referendum. Through a general linear model, we show that voting on issues related to the European Union has a low propensity for divergence, while news of voting, unemployment and the relevance of immigration to public opinion positively affect the degree of divergence between the British political parties.