Putting the UK’s referendum in context: lessons from the past to shape the future?

Muñoz, Susana

Reference : Putting the UK’s referendum in context: lessons from the past to shape the future?


	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Unpublished conference
	Discipline(s) :	Law, criminology & political science : European & international law
	Focus Areas :	Law / European Law
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/35906

Title :	Putting the UK’s referendum in context: lessons from the past to shape the future?
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Muñoz, Susana [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Law Research Unit >]
Publication date :	11-Mar-2016
Peer reviewed :	No
Audience :	International
Event name :	The Future of a United Kingdom in the European Union
Event date :	11-03-2016
Event organizer :	Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs, University of Luxembourg
Event place (city) :	Luxembourg
Event country :	Luxembourg
Keywords :	[en] Brexit ; EU membership ; United Kingdom ; Withdrawal from the EU ; European integration ; European disintegration ; Article 50 TEU
Abstract :	[en] This interdisciplinary contribution aims to look back at the past and provide some insights from historical sources which may be used today as key comparative tools for the interpretation and analysis of the current situation in the light of the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union. This relationship is a recurring issue in the European integration process, one which has never been satisfactorily resolved. After a short historical overview of British accession to the European Communities, the presentation focuses on the 1975 referendum in order to provide some food for thought ahead of the 2016 referendum on the UK’s EU membership. It argues that, although the 1975 referendum was a product of its time and its circumstances, there is an essential common thread that links the past to the present. The forthcoming referendum is not going to change the ‘British–European pattern’ that has taken shape over the past decades.
Funders :	European Union - Erasmus+ - Jean Monnet
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/35906

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