Europe in a Post-Brexit World

Session Submission Type: Full Panel

Session Description

On 23 June 2016, the European Union (EU) experienced what may turn out to be the most significant event since its founding: the decision, by referendum, of the UK people to leave the EU. There was an immediate impact in the short-term on the UK currency and various sectors of the economy. However, what is not yet clear is the longer-term impact not just on the UK and the European Union but on Europe as a whole in economic, political and social terms as well as (in keeping with this year’s APSA Meeting theme) the legitimacy of the European project and its mission. The scale and complexity of the UK’s projected exit from the EU is unprecedented in economic, political and social terms, and it needs extensive research across and within a range of sectors to provide any level of understanding of the process and outcome for Europe. This panel focuses on the implications of Brexit in political, economic and social terms for Europe broadly understood. The papers address different themes and sectors, assessing the impact that the UK decision is already having and will have in the longer-term.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / European Consortium for Political Research

Individual Presentations

• Decision-Making and Networks in the Council of the European Union after Brexit - Narisong Huhe, University of Strathclyde; Daniel Naurin, Oslo University; Robert Thomson, Monash University

• Power Shifts: Franco-German-British Relations in a Post-Brexit EU - Joachim Schild, University of Trier; Ulrich Krotz, European University Institute

• The Implications of Brexit on the UK: The Case of the EU Digital Single Market - Alison Harcourt, University of Exeter

• Falling Dominoes? Potential Knock on Effects from Brexit for Other EU Members - Christine Huebner, The University of Edinburgh; Jan Eichhorn, University of Edinburgh; Daniel Kenealy, University of Edinburgh

Chair

• Martin J Bull University of Salford

Discussants

• Amie Kreppel University of Florida

• Erik Jones Johns Hopkins University