Brexit: History, Reasoning and Perspectives

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While the discussions among Brexiters mainly focus on the referendum of 2016 or David Cameron’s “great miscalculation” and its repercussions, this book looks at the Brexit as a process that began decades earlier. It analyses EU-UK relations from a new perspective, taking into consideration the historical background, political aspects, and legal and economic matters. The book provides a holistic understanding of the Brexit, approaching the referendum and its outcomes as the culmination of a long process rather than an isolated political event crafted within the corridors of Westminster or Downing Street 10. Accordingly, it addresses a range of thematic issues, historical patterns of political and economic behavior both within and beyond the United Kingdom, and possible future effects on relations between the Union and one of its most important members. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 First European and Pan-European Integration Efforts and British Reluctance (David Ramiro Troitiño, Tanel Kerikmäe, Archil Chochia, Andrea Hrebickova)....Pages 3-20 The First Attempts to Unify Europe for Specific Purposes and British Flexibility (Tanel Kerikmäe, Archil Chochia, David Ramiro Troitiño, Andrea Hrebickova)....Pages 21-32 Cooperation or Integration? Churchill’s Attitude Towards Organization of Europe (David Ramiro Troitiño, Tanel Kerikmäe, Archil Chochia, Andrea Hrebickova)....Pages 33-56 Front Matter ....Pages 57-57 The First European Community and the British Position (Archil Chochia, David Ramiro Troitiño, Tanel Kerikmäe, Olga Shumilo, Nicole Lindstrom)....Pages 59-81 De Gaulle and the British Membership in the European Communities (David Ramiro Troitino, Tanel Kerikmäe, Archil Chochia)....Pages 83-97 Great Britain and Differentiated Integration in Europe (Rafał Riedel)....Pages 99-112 Front Matter ....Pages 113-113 Enlargement to the UK, the Referendum of 1975 and Position of Margaret Thatcher (Archil Chochia, David Ramiro Troitiño, Tanel Kerikmäe, Olga Shumilo)....Pages 115-139 The British Rebate and the Single European Act: Political Ramifications of an Economic Reform (Liisi Keedus, Tanel Kerikmäe, Archil Chochia, David Ramiro Troitiño)....Pages 141-151 British Approach to the European Union: From Tony Blair to David Cameron (Holger Mölder)....Pages 153-173 The Single Currency and the UK (Andres Tupits)....Pages 175-185 The British Role in the Emergence of Multi-Speed Europe and Enhanced Cooperation (Liisi Keedus, Archil Chochia, Tanel Kerikmäe, David Ramiro Troitiño)....Pages 187-195 Front Matter ....Pages 197-197 Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union: How to Understand the ‘Right’ of the Member State to Withdraw the European Union? (Andrea Circolo, Ondrej Hamuľák, Ondrej Blažo)....Pages 199-214 From EFTA to EC/EU and Back to EFTA? The European Economic Area (EEA) As a Possible Scenario for the UK-EU Relations After Brexit (Christoph Schewe, Davids Lipsens)....Pages 215-235 The Brexit and Private International Law: An Outlook from the Consumer Insolvency Perspective (Thomas Hoffmann)....Pages 237-248 Impact of the Article 50 of TEU on Migration of the EU Workers in Case of Brexit (Lehte Roots)....Pages 249-264 The Scope and Specificity of Economic Relations Between the EU and the United Kingdom in Brexit Case (Rasa Daugėlienė, Paulius Puskunigis)....Pages 265-283