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Handbook on the European Union and Brexit
Brexit has irrevocably transformed British politics, yet its effects are not confined to relations between the UK and the EU. Venturing beyond the already vast literature on Brexit, this dynamic Handbook explores the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU for the EU itself, single countries within and beyond Europe, and the international system, as well as different social groups, generations, and territories within the UK.
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Brexit has irrevocably transformed British politics, yet its effects are not confined to relations between the UK and the EU. Venturing beyond the already vast literature on Brexit, this dynamic Handbook explores the implications of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU for the EU itself, single countries within and beyond Europe, and the international system, as well as different social groups, generations, and territories within the UK.
John Erik Fossum and Christopher Lord bring together 29 expert contributions on the multiple actors and processes which have shaped Brexit. State-of-the-art chapters cover the various factors which led to the success of the ‘Leave’ campaign, the role of EU institutions in Brexit, the implications for other member states and players in the international system, and questions of political legitimacy posed by the UK’s departure from the EU. The Handbook concludes with a discussion of the alternative relationships and opportunities available to the UK in the post-Brexit era.
Advancing multiple specialized perspectives on and approaches to Brexit, this comprehensive Handbook will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of British and EU politics. Its overview of recent developments in the EU will allow researchers and research institutes to develop their own work on Brexit.
John Erik Fossum and Christopher Lord bring together 29 expert contributions on the multiple actors and processes which have shaped Brexit. State-of-the-art chapters cover the various factors which led to the success of the ‘Leave’ campaign, the role of EU institutions in Brexit, the implications for other member states and players in the international system, and questions of political legitimacy posed by the UK’s departure from the EU. The Handbook concludes with a discussion of the alternative relationships and opportunities available to the UK in the post-Brexit era.
Advancing multiple specialized perspectives on and approaches to Brexit, this comprehensive Handbook will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of British and EU politics. Its overview of recent developments in the EU will allow researchers and research institutes to develop their own work on Brexit.
Contributors
Contributors: Richard Bellamy, Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Birgit Bujard, Ian Cooper, James Dennison, Helen Drake, Federico Fabbrini, John Erik Fossum, Christian Frommelt, Roy H. Ginsberg, Andrew Glencross, Sieglinde Gstöhl, Michael Kaeding, Hussein Kassim, Michael Keating, Brigid Laffan, Sandra Lavenex, Chris Lord, Nanette Neuwahl, Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Craig Parsons, Jean-Claude Piris, Uwe Pütter, Rafał Riedel, Justus Schönlau, Julie Smith, Russell Solomon, Amy Verdun, Alexandre Veuthey, Albert Weale, Wolfgang Wessels, Shaohua Yan, Biao Zhang
Contents
Contents:
Preface and acknowledgements xii
1 Introduction to the European Union and Brexit 1
John Erik Fossum and Christopher Lord
PART I THE UK AND BREXIT
2 Why did the UK leave the EU? The state of the science of explaining Brexit 26
James Dennison
3 The Brexit referendum 42
Julie Smith
4 Parties 56
Andrew Glencross and Monika Brusenbauch Meislová
5 Brexit and the nations 70
Michael Keating
6 Brexit and economic ideas 85
Craig Parsons
7 Brexit and Europe’s political economy 104
Amy Verdun
PART II BREXIT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS
8 The making of Brexit: legal aspects of the 2016–20 negotiations 121
Jean-Claude Piris
9 The European Council and Brexit: from accommodating an ‘awkward
partner’ towards managing a conflictual relationship? 162
Birgit Bujard and Wolfgang Wessels
10 The European Parliament and Brexit 178
Christopher Lord
11 The European Commission and the Brexit negotiations 192
Hussein Kassim
12 EU agencies and Brexit: assessing the implications of Brexit for EU agencies 216
Michael Kaeding
13 Brexit: the sub-national dimensions from the vantage point of the
European Committee of the Regions 232
Justus Schönlau
PART III MEMBER STATES AND BREXIT
14 Ireland and Brexit 250
Brigid Laffan
15 Germany and Brexit 264
Uwe Puetter
16 France and Brexit 279
Helen Drake
17 De-Europeanization of Eastern peripheries or testing the limits of
differentiation: Poland in the post-Brexit European Union 296
Rafał Riedel
18 Regional cooperation in the EU in the shadow of Brexit 309
Ian Cooper and Federico Fabbrini
PART IV BREXIT AND AFFILIATED NON-MEMBERS IN EUROPE
19 The pattern of affiliations between the EU and its neighbours:
Normative, Market and Governance Power Europe 328
Sieglinde Gstöhl
20 The Swiss model in the context of Brexit: from ‘side-street’ to ‘dead-end’? 345
Sandra Lavenex and Alexandre Veuthey
21 The Norway Model and the UK post-Brexit 362
John Erik Fossum
22 Liechtenstein and its relations with the EU 384
Christian Frommelt
PART V BREXIT BEYOND EUROPE
23 The 2020 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement as a Canada style
agreement 401
Nanette Neuwahl
24 The impact of Brexit on EU-US political relations and NATO 422
Roy H. Ginsberg
25 Post-Brexit opportunities: what exactly does Australia offer the EU and
the UK? 438
Russell Solomon
26 China views Brexit: the impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the
European Union in Chinese eyes 456
Biao Zhang and Shaohua Yan
PART VI BREXIT AND QUESTIONS OF LEGITIMACY
27 Brexit and political legitimacy 471
Albert Weale
28 Political constitutionalism and referendums: the case of Brexit 486
Richard Bellamy
29 Exceptionally exceptional? A postscript on Brexit in the guise of a
conclusion 504
Kalypso Nicolaïdis, with comments by Albert Weale, Christopher
Lord and John Erik Fossum
Index 518
Preface and acknowledgements xii
1 Introduction to the European Union and Brexit 1
John Erik Fossum and Christopher Lord
PART I THE UK AND BREXIT
2 Why did the UK leave the EU? The state of the science of explaining Brexit 26
James Dennison
3 The Brexit referendum 42
Julie Smith
4 Parties 56
Andrew Glencross and Monika Brusenbauch Meislová
5 Brexit and the nations 70
Michael Keating
6 Brexit and economic ideas 85
Craig Parsons
7 Brexit and Europe’s political economy 104
Amy Verdun
PART II BREXIT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS
8 The making of Brexit: legal aspects of the 2016–20 negotiations 121
Jean-Claude Piris
9 The European Council and Brexit: from accommodating an ‘awkward
partner’ towards managing a conflictual relationship? 162
Birgit Bujard and Wolfgang Wessels
10 The European Parliament and Brexit 178
Christopher Lord
11 The European Commission and the Brexit negotiations 192
Hussein Kassim
12 EU agencies and Brexit: assessing the implications of Brexit for EU agencies 216
Michael Kaeding
13 Brexit: the sub-national dimensions from the vantage point of the
European Committee of the Regions 232
Justus Schönlau
PART III MEMBER STATES AND BREXIT
14 Ireland and Brexit 250
Brigid Laffan
15 Germany and Brexit 264
Uwe Puetter
16 France and Brexit 279
Helen Drake
17 De-Europeanization of Eastern peripheries or testing the limits of
differentiation: Poland in the post-Brexit European Union 296
Rafał Riedel
18 Regional cooperation in the EU in the shadow of Brexit 309
Ian Cooper and Federico Fabbrini
PART IV BREXIT AND AFFILIATED NON-MEMBERS IN EUROPE
19 The pattern of affiliations between the EU and its neighbours:
Normative, Market and Governance Power Europe 328
Sieglinde Gstöhl
20 The Swiss model in the context of Brexit: from ‘side-street’ to ‘dead-end’? 345
Sandra Lavenex and Alexandre Veuthey
21 The Norway Model and the UK post-Brexit 362
John Erik Fossum
22 Liechtenstein and its relations with the EU 384
Christian Frommelt
PART V BREXIT BEYOND EUROPE
23 The 2020 EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement as a Canada style
agreement 401
Nanette Neuwahl
24 The impact of Brexit on EU-US political relations and NATO 422
Roy H. Ginsberg
25 Post-Brexit opportunities: what exactly does Australia offer the EU and
the UK? 438
Russell Solomon
26 China views Brexit: the impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the
European Union in Chinese eyes 456
Biao Zhang and Shaohua Yan
PART VI BREXIT AND QUESTIONS OF LEGITIMACY
27 Brexit and political legitimacy 471
Albert Weale
28 Political constitutionalism and referendums: the case of Brexit 486
Richard Bellamy
29 Exceptionally exceptional? A postscript on Brexit in the guise of a
conclusion 504
Kalypso Nicolaïdis, with comments by Albert Weale, Christopher
Lord and John Erik Fossum
Index 518
