Brexit and the trap of history

Smith, Nicholas Ross; Mayer, Maximilian

doi:10.1080/23340460.2019.1681015

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“…Although this option is included in the treaties, no analyst expected its actual implementation given the upheaval and pain any exit would entail. Nevertheless, the reality is that the Eurosceptic voter won the referendum in a context of terrorist attacks, economic recession, internal disputes within the conservative party, campaigns against immigration from Eastern Europe and Turkey, the aforementioned refugee crisis and romanticism of a time when Britain ruled the world (Smith and Mayer, 2019). Be that as it may, Brexit continues to fuel the discourse on the lack of legitimacy and internal democracy of European institutions, which is an issue that damages their reputation at both levels.…”

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Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Manfredi-Sánchez

Smith

2022

JCOM

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PurposeThe purpose of this research is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the EU's public diplomacy – towards both domestic and external audiences – during times of crisis. The EU's public diplomacy is examined across six major crises: the Eurozone crisis (2008), the Ukrainian crisis (2014), the migrant crisis (2015), the Brexit referendum (2016), the new transatlantic relationship (2017) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2019). The goal of examining these crises in conjunction is to derive policy-relevant insights.Design/methodology/approachThis article adopts a problem-driven approach – the problem being how successful is the EU at public diplomacy during times of crisis – that draws theoretical and empirical insights from Communication Studies, International Relations and EU studies via a “strategic narratives” framework. It situates the EU as a unique public diplomacy actor, one which is becoming more prominent due to the mediatisation of diplomacy, especially driven by the advent of cyberspace.FindingsThe article finds that the EU has been experiencing a cycle of crises that have affected the political, economic, symbolic and social foundations of the common project. The EU has had some notable success – such as restoring confidence at the height of the Eurozone crisis – and some notable challenges – such as effectively combatting disinformation. Regardless, the EU has the potential to better manage these and future crises by engaging in an effective public diplomacy strategy that tells a shared European story that informs and inspires people, both domestically and externally.Originality/valueThe article offers an original examination of the EU's public diplomacy response to six different crises. It looks at different types of crises and utilises concepts from different social science perspectives. It offers novel strategic and policy recommendations.

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Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Manfredi-Sánchez

Smith

2022

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“…Nevertheless, this approach that orients spirit does not possess continuity and the effects spread from these artworks will change as society changes. This is because every generation could interpret the same period of history differently, and as the result, politicians were easy to set history as their political goal but then failed [16]. Similarly, artworks could be concerned in the same measure, which implies that art propaganda, in this circumstance that West Europeans consider bible stories as their common history, perhaps could only be effective in one generation.…”

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A Comparative Study on Florence and Venice in Renaissance: Political Stability and Reasons for It

Chen¹

2023

CHR

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During the Renaissance, Florence and Venice possessed relatively dominant positions among Italy city-states. Despite the popular opinion was that the political institutions of Venice were regarded as more effective and the results were not as pleasing as Florence's, the impression of the impeccable institutions of Venice still existed. Plus, the weakness of Florence was exposed after being defeated by France, and this was beneficial for the reputation of the institution of Venice Through this paper, historical documents and books will be utilized to analyze and prove these three statements are truly reasons for the stability of Venice from majorly 1400 to 1550, and chronology that does not be included in this range will not share a relatively huge gap with it. After discussion, this paper would conclude that during the Renaissance period, especially the early stage, Venice is more stable than Florence due that Venice achieved the success of constructing a myth of successful institutions, more influential diplomacy, and more advanced commercial measures.

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The importance of bona fide friendships to international politics: China’s quest for friendships that matter

Smith

Fallon

2022

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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Brexit and the trap of history

Cited by 4 publications

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Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

Public diplomacy in an age of perpetual crisis: assessing the EU's strategic narratives through six crises

A Comparative Study on Florence and Venice in Renaissance: Political Stability and Reasons for It

The importance of bona fide friendships to international politics: China’s quest for friendships that matter

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