Tag Archives: Brexit

Apr 12 2017

Could Grexit follow Brexit?

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Posted in: Euro, Greece, United Kingdom

By Panos Chatzinikolaou In the summer of 2015, the EU saw one of the most turbulent times in its 60-year history. The election of the radical-left party SYRIZA, and its leader Alexis Tsipras, put Greece on a collision course with its … Continue reading →

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Apr 4 2017

Brexit as a Strategic Shift

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Posted in: Europe, Euroscepticism, Roberto Orsi, United Kingdom

By Roberto Orsi Britain’s move to leave the European Union has been a topic of political discussion worldwide for more than a year, starting from an extremely polarising referendum campaign in spring 2016 to the latest developments following PM May’s … Continue reading →

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Mar 31 2017

We’ve triggered Article 50. Is this such a tragedy for Europe?

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Posted in: Europe, United Kingdom

By Mary Kaldor It is now possible that new governments in France and Germany will respond to civil society pressure and do what is needed to change the EU, without being blocked by Britain. This is a very sad day … Continue reading →

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Mar 3 2017

The Economics of Brexit Needn’t Be Quixotic: Towards a Green Industrial Strategy for Britain

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Posted in: Max Hänska, United Kingdom

By Afzal S. Siddiqui and Max Hänska “Fortune is guiding our affairs better than we ourselves could have wished. Do you see over yonder, friend Sancho, thirty or forty hulking giants? I intend to do battle with them and slay them. … Continue reading →

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Dec 20 2016

President Trump and the Politics of Tragedy

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Posted in: Europe, Euroscepticism, Nationalism, Roberto Orsi

By Roberto Orsi For someone who tries to think in dialectical terms, the catastrophic handling of the immigration crisis in 2015 raised more than just some concern. It appears simply impossible that this kind of blunder could have not generated … Continue reading →

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Dec 9 2016

A View on Brexit from Abroad

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, United Kingdom

By Henry Freeman Promises of an extra £350m a week, posted on the side of a bus. Doomsday economic predictions from the Remain campaign; the reply, “We’ve had enough of experts!”. Jo Cox MP shot dead in the street, the … Continue reading →

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Oct 20 2016

Democracy Between Compromise and Control

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Euroscepticism, Henry Radice, Media, Nationalism, United Kingdom

By Henry Radice The slogan ‘take back control’ was widely credited as a key factor in the UK’s vote to leave the EU on June 23rd.  That vote revealed many cleavages in how we understand our democracy. One significant one … Continue reading →

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Aug 25 2016

Monsters in the Mist: The Elusive Quest for Financial Security in Scotland post-Brexit

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Posted in: EU ref, United Kingdom

By Faye Donnelly and William Vlcek   It is easy to become disillusioned, confused and even fanciful when trying to envision Scotland’s financial security in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. With a leap of imagination it is possible to … Continue reading →

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Aug 23 2016

What 7.5m tweets taught us about the Brexit campaign

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Posted in: EU ref, Max Hänska, United Kingdom

By Stefan Bauchowitz and Max Hänska How did Eurosceptic (leave) and pro-European (remain) activity compare on social media in the run-up to the EU referendum, and was there a relationship between social media users and votes? To find out how … Continue reading →

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Aug 11 2016

How reliant is Britain on EU migrant workers?

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Posted in: EU ref, Europe, Migration, United Kingdom

By Catherine Harris Brexit – the UK vote to leave the European Union – has caused uncertainty in a number of areas. One of which is the impact that potentially reduced immigration will have on the British economy, particularly in … Continue reading →

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