Brexit and the territorial governance of the United Kingdom

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ID13041528
AuthorsTom Mullen (University of Glasgow, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume14
Issue2
Pages276-293
Publication date2019-01-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2041 • E-ISSN: 2158-205X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21582041.2018.1563802
OpenAlexW2909983507
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited6

Brexit presents a major challenge to the territorial governance of the UK. Despite a major overhaul of territorial governance in 1999 when the current devolution schemes were created, and subsequent changes to those schemes, the territorial governance of the UK has not been stabilised. There remained a series of unresolved issues. Eventually, these issues would have to have been faced, but Brexit has not only forced them onto the agenda, it has done so in fraught political circumstances which make them harder to resolve. Brexit highlights already existing tensions in territorial governance, it also creates a new set of problems for the institutions and processes of territorial governance to deal with, including how to implement the changes that Brexit requires in the context of extensive devolution of power. This article, therefore, sets out the difficulties Brexit poses for territorial governance and considers the prospects for resolving them

Brexit · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Devolution (biology · Economics · European union · Geography · International trade · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Scottish History and National Identity

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