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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.

Nationalism in Internationalism: Ireland's Relationship with the European Union (2023)
Book
Holmes, M., & Simpson, K. (2023). Nationalism in Internationalism: Ireland's Relationship with the European Union. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09289-3

Examines the Irish-EU relationship based on a theoretical re-interpretation of its narrative

Offers a broader perspective considering Irish-EU relations in the years of the financial crisis and Brexit

Examines the way in which nationalism has b... Read More about Nationalism in Internationalism: Ireland's Relationship with the European Union.

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.

The Impact of the EU-UK Free Trade Agreement on the UK Economy (2022)
Book Chapter
Syrrakos, D., Shand, R., & Simpson, K. (2022). The Impact of the EU-UK Free Trade Agreement on the UK Economy. In Doing Business After Brexit A Practical Guide to the Legal Changes. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781526520395.chapter-002

Dimitrios Syrrakos Rory Shand Kathryn Simpson The end of the Brexit transition period and the implementation of the EU-UK Free Trade and Cooperation Agreement has added to the UK heightened economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic lockdowns. The s... Read More about The Impact of the EU-UK Free Trade Agreement on the UK Economy.

Ireland and the European Union: Economic, political and social crises (Ed. K Simpson) (2021)
Book
Simpson, K. (2021). M. Holmes, & K. Simpson (Eds.). Ireland and the European Union: Economic, political and social crises (Ed. K Simpson). Manchester University Press

This book examines how Ireland's relationship with the EU was affected by a succession of crises in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The financial crisis, the Brexit crisis and the migration crisis were not of equal significance on... Read More about Ireland and the European Union: Economic, political and social crises (Ed. K Simpson).

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.