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Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

The Britishness rebirth in postdevolved Wales. The United Kingdom internal reintegration under Brexit conditions

2020, No. 1

Bartłomiej H. Toszek

0000-0003-2989-7168

University of Szczecin (Szczecin, Poland)

DOI

10.31971/1641-2478pe.1.20.8

Publication date

30.03.2020

Publishing model

open access

License type

CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Humanities

Discipline

political and administrative sciences, international relations, sociology, law, economics and finance, management and quality studies, social communication and media studies

Language of publication

Polish, English

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Abstract

Article describes Welsh authorities attempt to enhance their political position (achieved as a result of the devolution reform) as some sort of compensation for the Brexit negative impact on economic and social development of the region. The conception created by Carwyn Jones’ Government could not been presented as an alternative to focusing autonomous processes on gaining independence, because of Welsh people lack of interest of the latter solution. As an effect it has been completely ignored by the national authorities. Inability to implement the Scottish model of political emancipation (in the context of step-by-step exception of the European Union regional policy mechanisms in the United Kingdom) has become a factor stimulating real re-Britisation of Wales process

Keywords:

Brexit,the United Kingdom,Wales,devolution,the European Union

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