Overview
- Analyses the Brexit process between June 2016 and June 2017
- Contrasts key issues during the negotiations for both the UK and the EU
- Gives an outlook on the fate of both unions after Britain’s exit
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)
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About this book
This book studies the developments of the Brexit process between June 2016 and June 2017. The British electorate’s decision to leave the European Union in June 2016 marks a major point in post war British politics, for it overturns the core policy of all preceding British governments since the early 1960s. The referendum brought down one Prime Minister, David Cameron, and bequeathed to his successor, Theresa May, the considerable challenge of negotiating the UK’s departure from the EU. The magnitude of the task is colossal. While the time frame to secure the terms of the exit is short, the exact form of Brexit remains unclear to this day.
With this book the author sets the context for the negotiations. He introduces the actors and the negotiating teams and highlights the key issues and considerations of both sides. While some works just focus on the interplay between Brussels and London, neglecting the internal regional dimension and the role and interests of the devolved administrations in the negotiations, the author looks specifically at Northern Ireland, the part of the UK that will be affected most by Brexit – in terms of both its economic and political significance.
The book concludes with consideration of the impact of the 2017 general election on the negotiations. It will be of interest to students, scholars, policy makers and the wider reader interested in British politics and the future of the EU.
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Keywords
- EU 27
- EU UK
- EU referendum results
- David Cameron vs. Theresa May
- David Cameron Brexit
- Theresa May Brexit plan
- Brexit negotiations
- Brexit divorce bill
- Brexit impact
- Brexit analysis
- Scotland and Brexit
- Northern Ireland Brexit
- planning for Brexit
- Brexit consequences for EU
- Brexit consequences for UK
- British Politics
- european union politics
Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Lee McGowan is Professor of Comparative European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Preparing for Brexit
Book Subtitle: Actors, Negotiations and Consequences
Authors: Lee McGowan
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64260-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64259-8Published: 18 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87758-7Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64260-4Published: 05 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2662-5873
Series E-ISSN: 2662-5881
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 133
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: British Politics, European Union Politics, Political Leadership