Populism and Sovereignty: The EU Act and the In-Out Referendum, 2010–2015

• Ben Wellings ^[1] ; Emma Vines ^[2]
  1. [1] Monash University

     Monash University

     Australia

     
  2. [2] University of Canberra

     University of Canberra

     Australia

     
• Localización: Parliamentary affairs: A journal of representative politics, ISSN 0031-2290, Vol. 69, Nº 2, 2016, págs. 309-326
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article argues that the ‘referendum lock’ enshrined in the European Union Act (2011) and the pledge to hold a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union have eroded the principle of parliamentary sovereignty that they sought to defend. Analysis of the Act and debates about an In-Out referendum during the Coalition government's period of office from 2010 to 2015 reveals an unintended consequence: recent debates and policies concerning the European Union have enshrined a populist nationalism opposed to European integration as part of contemporary British political culture.