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Tabloid Tales: How the British Tabloid Press Shaped the Brexit Vote (2023)
Journal Article
Simpson, K., & Startin, N. (2023). Tabloid Tales: How the British Tabloid Press Shaped the Brexit Vote. Journal of Common Market Studies, 61(2), 302 - 322. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13386

This article focuses on the role of the British tabloid press (BTP), and specifically the eurosceptic press, as a ‘supply-side’ influence on the 2016 EU referendum. First, we focus on the BTP and its role as an ‘agenda-setter’ in shaping eurosceptic... Read More about Tabloid Tales: How the British Tabloid Press Shaped the Brexit Vote.

FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE: HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO DO DATA ANALYSIS FOR REAL (2022)
Journal Article
CARTER, J., BROWN, M., & SIMPSON, K. (2022). FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE: HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO DO DATA ANALYSIS FOR REAL. Statistics Education Research Journal, 16(1),

In British social science degree programmes, methods courses have a bad press, and statistics courses in particular are not well-liked by most students. A nationally-coordinated, strategic investment in quantitative skills training, Q-Step, is an att... Read More about FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE: HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO DO DATA ANALYSIS FOR REAL.

European Union crises and Irish public opinion: continuity and change in patterns of support (2019)
Journal Article
Simpson, K. (2019). European Union crises and Irish public opinion: continuity and change in patterns of support. Irish Political Studies, 34(4), 507-529. https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2019.1647171

Individuals in Ireland are among the most enthusiastic supporters of European integration since European Union (EU) accession in 1973, and are often labelled ‘good Europeans with a pro-integrationist attitude’. The 2008 financial crisis is regarded a... Read More about European Union crises and Irish public opinion: continuity and change in patterns of support.

What to do about inequality? Public opinion support for the European Union and further European integration in the Republic of Ireland (2018)
Journal Article
Simpson. (2018). What to do about inequality? Public opinion support for the European Union and further European integration in the Republic of Ireland. Irish Political Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2018.1499620

This paper investigates individual’s perceptions of inequality and the impact this has on mass public opinion support for the European Union (EU) in the Republic of Ireland. This question is posed in the context of the onset of the economic and finan... Read More about What to do about inequality? Public opinion support for the European Union and further European integration in the Republic of Ireland.

The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU (2018)
Journal Article
Simpson, K. (2018). The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU. Political Insight, 9(1), 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905818764701

From trade to the Irish border, Brexit could have major repercussions for Britain’s nearest neighbour. There has even been talk of an ‘Irexit’. But Irish public opinion firmly believes that the national interest is best served inside the European Uni... Read More about The Model EU Citizen? Explaining Irish Attitudes towards the EU.