Brexit, Trump, and Public Anthropology
In the days after the Brexit referendum, a friend in California confided that every morning he searched the internet for articles explaining why the…
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This thematic thread focusses on Brexit. Curated by Sarah Green.
Brexit, Europe and Anthropology: time to say something
Introduction (by Sarah Green) Brexit means trouble, that is for certain; what is less certain is what kind of trouble. Some might sympathise with…
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Anthropology, Brexit and Xenophobia in Europe
The decision of people in Britain to leave the European Union has come as a surprise, even a shock to most of my friends…
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A Love Letter to my Brexit Lover, from Europe
BERLIN, 28 JUNE 2016. I admit I was angry when you decided to leave. I knew it was the worst part of you speaking,…
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Waking up to Brexit
On the morning of 24th June I had what I have since learnt to be a common experience. I lay in bed in conscious…
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Clashing scales of Brexit
Mainstream newspapers, politicians and commentators across Europe instantly expressed dejection and bitterness in the face of the Brexit outcome, and avid Brexiteers have typically…
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On the UK Referendum
For me, the UK referendum story began a year ago with another referendum: that of Greece. Elected in January 2015 on a promise to…
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The politics of decency
I have lots of things to say about Brexit. As a Romanian, holding a French passport, resident of the UK for the past 18…
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Democracy on speed
The question, when it came, was striking in its simplicity: “should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the…
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