Brexit Language Event at Viadrina

Brexit Language Event at Viadrina

Britain has become a country divided by a common language. Brexiters and Remainers hardly talk to each other, and the visions they paint of the future of their country are radically different. This is evident in what they say, and in what they choose not to say. Their...
Nächster Brexit-Vortrag: Berlin

Nächster Brexit-Vortrag: Berlin

Die Debatten über den Brexit zeigen: Leaver und Remainer haben fundamental unterschiedliche Vorstellungen von Gesellschaft und Politik, von Nation und Europa und von ihren eigenen Gestaltungsspielräumen. Formulierungen und Narrative zu diesen Themen klingen zudem in...
Irish Backstop Analysis

Irish Backstop Analysis

What does the language that we use about Brexit reveal about what is important to Brexiteers? Analysis of the language around the Irish backstop may shed light on positions and preferences. Brexit has caused new tensions between the United Kingdom and Ireland. The...
Future relationship impacted by terms for Agreement

Future relationship impacted by terms for Agreement

For the UK, it’s deal or no-deal. But other European countries talk about the options for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU in different terms. The divergence in terminology indicates that attitudes to Brexit as well as the European project more generally are also...
Brexit Language Analysis 2: How Brexiteers Downplay their Greatest Achievement

Brexit Language Talks: London

“Indefinite Leave to Remain: Wie wir auf Brexit-Englisch die Zukunft Europas gestalten” 26 February 2019, 6pm Room 3.20, ArtsTwo Building, Mile End Campus, Queen Mary University of London Die Brexit-Debatte bedeutet für Großbritannien Mobilisierung und...