ABSTRACT
This chapter explores important ‘horizontal’ or thematic issues, namely lessons from Brexit for theories of integration, the balance of power in the European Union (EU) amongst the main member states post-Brexit, the evolution of the domestic political contestation in the EU, and the impact of Brexit on domestic politics in the United Kingdom (UK). It provides an understanding of the background to Brexit, and discusses the dynamics of the Brexit negotiations. The trends and challenges highlighted by the various contributions will influence the course of the Brexit negotiations, their final outcome and UK-EU relations after Brexit. D. Howarth and L. Quaglia engage with two bodies of political economy work that make contrasting predictions concerning the Brexit negotiations on finance: the ‘battle’ amongst member state systems and the transnational financial networks literatures. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
