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Referendum Campaign
This page collates publications, blog posts, video interviews, media commentary related to the referendum campaign.
Opinion and thoughts
Read the latest opinion piece on this page:
Professor Meg Russell and Dr Alan Renwick - If a new Brexit referendum is to settle anything, the legitimacy of the process is key
Research and expertise
Discover a major piece of research on the topic:
UCL Constitution Unit - Series of posts on the mechanics of a second referendum
Projects and activities
Learn about a recent UCL project conducted on this theme:
UCL Constitution Unit - Independant Commission on referendums
Content
Understanding the social and cultural bases of Brexit
Tak Wing Chan (UCL Social Research Institute) et al
Type: Article, British Journal of Sociology
Date: 24/10/2020
A Border poll under the UK system would be a Brexit-style disaster
Professor Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws)
Type: Op-ed (Irish Times)
Date: 03/01/2020
The Mechanics of a Further Referendum on Brexit Revisited
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Report
Date: December 2019
Information in Referendum Campaigns: How Can It Be Improved?
Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit), Michela Palese (Electoral Reform Society), Jess Sargeant (The Institute for Government)
Type: Article, Journal of Representative Democracy
Date: 24/09/2019
Discussing Brexit—Could We Do Better?
Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit), Michela Palese (Electoral Reform Society), Jess Sargeant (The Institute for Government)
Type: Article, The Political Quarterly
Date: 16/10/2018
What would be the rules for a second Brexit referendum?
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 27/09/2018
If a new Brexit referendum is to settle anything, the legitimacy of the process is key
Professor Meg Russell and Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: article, The Times
Date: 24/09/2018
Could Article 50 be extended to allow for a second Brexit referendum?
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 20/09/2018
If there’s a second referendum on Brexit, what question should be put to voters?
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 13/09/2018
How could a second Brexit referendum be triggered?
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 07/09/2018
How long would it take to hold a second referendum on Brexit?
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 30/08/2018
Is a second referendum on Brexit possible? Seven questions that need to be answered
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 09/08/2018
Making referendums fit for a parliamentary democracy: Lords debate responds to recommendations of the Independent Commission on Referendums
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 02/08/2018
The UK’s referendum on EU membership of June 2016: how expectations of Brexit’s impact affected the outcome
Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit), Stephen Fisher (University of Oxford)
Type: Article, Acta Politica
Date: 01/08/2018
What Kind of Brexit do Voters want? Lessons from the Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit
Alan Renwick (Constitution Unit) et al
Type: Article, Political Quaterly
Date: 07/06/2018
Was the Brexit referendum legitimate, and would a second one be so?
Richard Bellamy (UCL Dept of Political Science)
Type: Article, European Political Science
Date: 13/04/2018
When is it appropriate to hold a referendum?
Jess Sargeant (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 13/11/2017
Is Euroscepticism unethical?
Professor George Letsas
Type: Video, UCL Lunch Hour Lecture
Date: 02/11/2017
The Independent Commission on Referendums: issues and early ideas
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit Blog
Date: 16/08/2017
The EU referendum, one year on: public debate
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 23/06/2017
PACAC's report on the EU referendum opens important questions that deserve further attention
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 13/4/2017
PACAC's report on the EU referendum opens important questions that deserve further attention
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 13/4/2017
The role of referendums in the UK: the question of balance
Alex Quirck (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 16/12/2016
The role of referendums in the UK: the question of information
Alex Quirck (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 06/12/2016
The UK's referendum and post-fact politics: How can campaigners be held accountable for their claims?
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit) et al.
Type: Blog, LSE European Politics
Date: 19/08/2016
Is there a future for referendums?
Professor Albert Weale (UCL Political Science)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 25/07/2016
Fact-checking and the EU referendum
Dr Alan Renwick and Zander Goss (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Blog, UCL Constitution Unit
Date: 23/08/2016
We must listen to young people's overwhelming vote to remain
Dr Germ Janmaat (UCL Institute of Education)
Type: Blog, IOE London Blog
Date: 28/06/2016
The UCL EU Referendum Debate: To Remain or To Leave - event video
UCL Constitution Unit
Type: Video, YouTube
Date: 16/06/2016