Did we ever really understand how the EU works? The Brexit negotiations and what they say about Britain’s misunderstanding of the EU

Ludlow, N. Piers ORCID: 0000-0002-4883-4536 (2019) Did we ever really understand how the EU works? The Brexit negotiations and what they say about Britain’s misunderstanding of the EU. Diplomatica, 1 (1). pp. 94-103. ISSN 2589-1766

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Abstract

One of the stranger aspects of the Brexit saga has been the ignorance of EU norms, rules, history, and institutional practices appearing throughout the public debate in the United Kingdom. This has led to several predictable and rather basic errors of diplomacy, and a far more arduous “negotiation” than some on both sides –UK and EU – may have wanted or intended.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2019 by Koninklijke Brill
Divisions:	International History
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	23 May 2019 13:30
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2024 05:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100807

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