Brexit and Liberal Democracy

This book analyses Brexit in the larger context of the crisis in liberal democracies and the continuing rise of nationalism. With electoral verdicts favouring right-wing populists across the world the volume argues that Brexit has become a key event in understanding global political currents as well as emerging as a watershed moment in the current political climate. The author focuses on the underlying currents that shaped the Brexit vote and delineates the various strands of arguments that inform the current political climate. The volume also locates the deepening divide within the discourse and understanding of democracy as well the abysmally low level of rhetoric informing the debates around it. Further it links this up with other ‘nationalist’ waves across the world including South Asia.. A nuanced reading of a key event this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics especially political theory political sociology and history.