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Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

Brexit: a political and economic case study

2021, 2021, No. 4

Iryna Pavlenko

0000-0002-5687-778X

University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland)

University of Warsaw (Warsaw, Poland), Wydział Nauk Politycznych i Studiów Międzynarodowych

Alfredo Moscardini

0000-0003-4951-0848

Northumbria University (Newcastle, United Kingdom)

DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.4.21.9

Publication date

09.12.2021

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Social sciences

Discipline

international relations, economics and finance, communication and media studies, political science and public administration, management and quality studies, law, sociology

Language of publication

English, Polish

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Abstract

No economic policy can be implemented without political influence, and politics is deeply affected by economic consequences. This braiding of political and economic sciences is clearly illustrated in a case study of the decision-making process by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in 2016. This article reveals the role of political and economic factors instrumental in this decision and concludes with appeal for understanding and future built on mutual respect and trust.

Keywords:

European Union,EU,United Kingdom,Brexit,federation,confederation,political systems,economics

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