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Project Fear unpacked – how fear-based appeals became central to the Brexit referendum – Go Health Pro

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Project Fear unpacked – how fear-based appeals became central to the Brexit referendum – Go Health Pro

During the 2016 Brexit referendum, the Leave campaign frequently accused the Remain side of excessive negativity and scaremongering. Simona Dianová and Monika Brusenbauch Meislová examine what a dataset of public speeches can tell us about the realities of “Project Fear”. The 2016 Brexit referendum stands out in British political history as a campaign fraught with … Read more