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IAMCR pre-conference announcement
The "Brexit" Campaign: The 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 from 10:30 to 15:30 (BST)
University of Leicester
This FREE one-day IAMCR pre-conference takes place a month after the historic vote by the British people on 23rd June over whether the UK remains within the EU.
It is hard to overestimate how seismic the fallout of the referendum could be. A ‘Brexit’ would re-ignite the Scottish independence issue with a likely future referendum on the breakup of the UK. It would also precipitate a likely change in Downing Street, a reconstitution of the EU and its relationship with both UK and potentially other Eurosceptic countries, as well as global trade agreements. Meanwhile, a vote to remain in the EU would similarly cause ruptures in the Conservative Party, demands for renegotiation of the already renegotiated agreement, and a country no less divided on the issue of EU membership.
For communication scholars, the 2016 EU referendum campaign in the UK is also an opportunity to study the campaign itself. Here, the pre-conference provides an early opportunity to reflect on the referendum in the context of contemporary issues in political communication and campaigning such as:
• News media reporting
• Popular culture and personality politics
• Voters, polls and results
• Political communication
• The digital campaign
• The future: the UK Government, Scottish independence, the EU
The event will bring together some of the UK’s leading researchers in the field who will present early reflections on the Brexit campaign. Space will also be given in the programme to discussion and debate amongst delegates. We particularly welcome IAMCR conference delegates who are visiting the UK and would like to contribute to scholarly debates about a highly topical event taking place only weeks before the conference.
The event takes place at the University of Leicester on 27th July 2016 and is ideally timed for those who arrive early for the IAMCR conference, though non-IAMCR conference delegates are still welcome of course!
Registration for the event is FREE via Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-brexit-campaign-2016-uk-referendum-on-membership-of-european-union-tickets-24771805136?utm_term=eventurl_text), and lunch and refreshments will be served.
Registration is now open and early registration is strongly encouraged.
For further information, contact the conference organisers: Prof Dominic Wring (Loughborough University), Dr Daniel Jackson (Bournemouth University) or Dr Einar Thorsen (Bournemouth University) or visit:
http://iamcr.org/leicester2016/preconf/brexit
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-brexit-campaign-2016-uk-referendum-on-membership-of-european-union-tickets-24771805136?utm_term=eventurl_text
Dr. Dan Jackson
Principal Lecturer in Media and Communications
Head of Knowledge Exchange: CMC academic group
Faculty of Media and Communication
Bournemouth University
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