EU referendum: do campaigns actually change voters’ minds?

Over £9m has been spent on leaflets for all British household outlining the arguments in favour of remaining in the EU. But do campaign activities actually sway voters in referendums? Would campaigners do best to try to change minds, or simply motivate their supporters to turn out at the polls? Which arguments will prove decisive? Sara Hobolt and Sara Hagemann report on the expert evidence gathered at the eighth LSE Commission on the Future of Britain in Europe.

• Primary Source

Blog: Brexit Vote, 14.04.16: Turn out or else: do referendum campaigns actually change voters’ minds? http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexitvote/2016/04/14/turn-out-or-else-do-referendum-campaigns-actually-change-voters-minds/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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