What Remains after Brexit? A View from the Outside

• Published in: Australian and New Zealand Journal of European Studies
• Main Authors: Filip Kokotovic, Peter Kurecic
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: European Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand (ESAANZ) 2021-02-01
• Subjects: united kingdom (uk); european union (eu); brexit; political implications; immigration
• Online Access: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/ANZJES/article/view/15178

The British referendum result to opt for exiting the European Union (EU) has left both the United Kingdom (UK), as well as the rest of the EU with questions regarding the future of the integration and their future economic development. While the EU member-states present a united front in regards to the leave process, there are deeply rooted divisions on all other relevant policy questions. The issues of migration, foreign policy, and the level of cohesion within the EU itself represent the questions where there is little or no consensus. The paper concludes that both the UK and the EU need to address a deep political divide and find a way to coexist in the aftermath of Brexit.