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Brexit, existential anxiety and ontological (in)security

Christopher S. BrowningDepartment of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 336-355 | Received 06 Dec 2017, Accepted 04 Jul 2018, Published online: 13 Aug 2018

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