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Understanding brexit : a concise introduction / Tim Oliver.
Lippincott Library HC240.25.G7 O56 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oliver, Tim, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union--Great Britain.
- European Union.
- International relations.
- Great Britain.
- European Union--Membership.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--European Union countries.
- European Union countries--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- European Union countries.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Membership requirements.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Understanding Brexit provides a concise introduction to the past, present and future of one of the most important and controversial topics in modern British politics. Written for both those familiar with the topic and those new to it, the book sets out in a clear and accessible way many of the fundamentals for understanding why Britain voted to leave the European Union and what happens next.
- Contents:
- 1 Studying Brexit p. 1
- Why Brexit matters p. 3
- How to study Brexit p. 5
- Books on Brexit p. 12
- 2 The history of UK-EU relations p. 15
- Why the EU was founded p. 15
- What the EU does p. 20
- Why the UK joined and joined late p. 29
- The two-faced European p. 37
- An awkward partner p. 38
- A quiet European p. 44
- 3 The renegotiation and referendum campaign p. 51
- Why David Cameron committed to a referendum p. 52
- The UK-EU renegotiation p. 58
- The referendum campaign p. 63
- 4 The referendum result p. 73
- How Britain voted p. 73
- Why Britain voted Leave p. 85
- What happened next p. 95
- 5 Britain after the referendum p. 99
- The Brexit narrative p. 100
- HM Government and Brexit p. 103
- Parliament, the judiciary and Brexit p. 108
- Party politics and Brexit p. 113
- The Union and Brexit p. 116
- British society and Brexit p. 121
- The British economy and Brexit p. 125
- 6 Europe and Brexit p. 133
- Phase 1: exit negotiations p. 134
- Phase 2: Brexit transition p. 148
- Phase 3: a new relationship p. 151
- Views from the remaining EU p. 161
- Adjusting the EU p. 167
- The EU in Europe p. 171
- EU daily business p. 172
- 7 Brexit, Britain, Europe and the world p. 177
- Britain in a multipolar world p. 178
- UK-EU cooperation in the world p. 187
- The EU in a multipolar world p. 194.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 1447346394
- 9781447346395
- 9781447346388
- 1447346386
- OCLC:
- 1003663563
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