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Regional Variations in the Brexit Vote: Causes and Potential Consequences (IZA, 18 page read) It has been extensively documented that age and education were important drivers in the Brexit vote. More nuanced findings suggest that national identity and concerns over immigration also had a quantitatively large and highly significant affect.
The Other Putin on Europe’s Doorstep (Project Syndicate, 5 min read) Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations highlights, ‘By weaponising immigration and launching new foreign adventures, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is increasingly acting like his Russian counterpart. And though such behaviour speaks to a deteriorating political situation at home, Europeans can no longer assume that Turkey will remain firmly in the Western fold.’ [Bearish EU]
Facts and Myths about Misperceptions (JEP, 14 page read) Recently, countries have sought to criminalise misinformation. These draconian interventions are fuelled by false claims that suggest an earlier fictitious golden age in which political debate was based on facts and truth. In fact, no evidence exists to demonstrate that the prevalence of misperceptions today is worse than in the past…a fantastic read.