Despite the efforts of leading party spokespersons in the UK to
marginalise Brexit as an issue of public discussion, it shows no sign
of disappearing from the political agenda any time soon. Meanwhile, a
significant case can be made for the view that almost regardless of
future developments, it will remain a significant issue simply because
of the importance of Europe, economically and strategically, to the
UK. EU-UK relations are ongoing; therefore, Brexit is a process not an
event. For example, the 2021 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has
established organisational machinery for permanent negotiations on
trade and other matters between the UK and the EU and has to be
reviewed every five years. Brexit has had significant consequences for
the integration of the United Kingdom: consequences that are still
playing themselves out through the events surrounding the Northern
Ireland Protocol and the prospects for a second referendum on Scottish
independence. It has given rise to a lively academic and media debate
on the meaning and significance of ‘Englishness’. If ‘the Brexit
experiment’ involving the UK’s almost complete withdrawal from the
institutional frameworks of the EU, comes to be perceived as having
been a failure, then there is little doubt that the forces, within the
UK, that have never reconciled themselves to Brexit, will grow
stronger. The purpose of this book is therefore to assess the strength
of these forces and whether a road back to EU membership is likely to
be taken any time soon.
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Actors, Resources, Mechanisms
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ISBN
9783031741111
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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