Past event

Special Symposium – Friday 23rd March 2018

Brexit & The Rise of Populism

Insights from Political and Psychological Sciences

Grimond Lecture Theatre 2, University of Kent, Canterbury
 Speakers

Prof Alain Van Hiel (Ghent University, Professor of Social Psychology)                           The psycho-political profile of traditionalist and extreme right-wing voting

Prof Matthew Goodwin (University of Kent, Professor of  Politics and International Relations) Who joins the populist right? Examining the drivers of active involvement with a populist right party

Prof Catherine de Vries (University of Essex, Professor of Politics)                             Benchmarking Brexit: How Britain’s decision to leave shapes public opinion in the EU-27

Prof Dominic Abrams (University of Kent, Professor of Social Psychology)                      The Brexit divide: How different are brexiteers and remainers?

 

Time Title Speaker Affiliation
14:00-14:15 Opening remarks and Introductions Georgina Randsley de Moura Professor of Social Psychology and Head of School of Psychology
14:15-15:00 The psycho-political profile of traditionalist and extreme right-wing voting 1 Alain Van Hiel Professor of Social Psychology, Ghent University
15:00-15:45 Who joins the populist right? Examining the drivers of active involvement with a populist right party 2 Matthew Goodwin Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
15:45-16:15 Coffee Break
16:15-17:00 Benchmarking Brexit: How Britain’s decision to leave shapes public opinion in the EU-27 3  Catherine de Vries Professor of Politics, University of Essex
17:00-17:45 The Brexit divide: How different are brexiteers and remainers? 4 Dominic Abrams Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent
17:45-18:45 Poster session + Reception
 For general questions contact Dr. Kristof Dhont – K.Dhont@kent.ac.uk

This symposium was organised by members of the Political Psychology Lab and the Centre for the Study of Group Processes at the University of Kent, supported by the Eastern ARC, the Kent-Ghent international partnership fund, and the School of Psychology at Kent.

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