EPISODE · May 25, 2023 · 33 MIN
Political Constitutionalism and Referendums: The Case of Brexit
from UCL Uncovering Politics · host Richard Bellamy, Alan Renwick
This week we welcome Professor Richard Bellamy back to the podcast. Richard has appeared twice before on the following topics: ‘Does the UK Still Have a Political Constitution’ (May 2021) and ‘Checks and Balances in Democracy’ (Oct 2020)Richard is Professor of Political Science at UCL. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and, this academic year, is also Visiting Professor of Ethics and Public Policy at the Hertie School, Berlin.Richard recently released a new paper, ‘Political Constitutionalism and Referendums: The Case of Brexit’, published in Social & Legal Studies, and a paper entitled ‘Political constitutionalism and populism’ in the Journal of Law and Society.
What this episode covers
This week we ask: Can the Brexit referendum can be regarded as consistent with political constitutionalism? Or did it represented the sovereign will of the people?
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