TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Slow Change May Pull us Apart’
T2 - Debating a British Exit from the European Union
AU - Butler, Graham
AU - Jensen, Mads Dagnis
AU - Snaith, Holly
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - With a referendum set to take place on 23 June 2016 in a large and importantEuropean Union (EU) member state on whether it should remain within theUnion or leave altogether, this year will prove crucial for all Europeanists.Brexit is a real possibility that both the Union and other member states mustbe prepared to plan for and eventually absorb the potential impact of. Whilstthe process of ‘will they, won’t they’ will continue until the referendum, andeven beyond, this level of uncertainty creates challenges for the existingactors with a stake in the process. This introductory contribution will set thescene for the ensuing debate, which flows from the various perspectives thateach of the authors have with regard to the ultimate question of a Brexit. Thethree editors introduce the legal, political and economic themes that runthrough the articles, whilst simultaneously attempting to map out thetrajectory for if, when and how a Brexit may actually occur, given the differingperspectives in the debate.
AB - With a referendum set to take place on 23 June 2016 in a large and importantEuropean Union (EU) member state on whether it should remain within theUnion or leave altogether, this year will prove crucial for all Europeanists.Brexit is a real possibility that both the Union and other member states mustbe prepared to plan for and eventually absorb the potential impact of. Whilstthe process of ‘will they, won’t they’ will continue until the referendum, andeven beyond, this level of uncertainty creates challenges for the existingactors with a stake in the process. This introductory contribution will set thescene for the ensuing debate, which flows from the various perspectives thateach of the authors have with regard to the ultimate question of a Brexit. Thethree editors introduce the legal, political and economic themes that runthrough the articles, whilst simultaneously attempting to map out thetrajectory for if, when and how a Brexit may actually occur, given the differingperspectives in the debate.
KW - Brexit
KW - Differentiated integration
KW - European integration
KW - European Union
KW - Legal order
KW - Negotiations
KW - Referendum
KW - United Kingdom
KW - Brexit
KW - Differentiated integration
KW - European integration
KW - European Union
KW - Legal order
KW - Negotiations
KW - Referendum
KW - United Kingdom
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U2 - 10.1080/13501763.2016.1174527
DO - 10.1080/13501763.2016.1174527
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 1278
EP - 1284
JO - Journal of European Public Policy
JF - Journal of European Public Policy
SN - 1350-1763
IS - 9
ER -