Political Geography: Northern Ireland / Topic: Brexit

Author:: Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher
Publication Date:: 06-2020
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
Abstract:: 2019 was a year of tremendous political significance in Northern Ireland in terms of what failed to happen. On-off talks between the DUP and Sinn Féin went nowhere and the Assembly Chamber in Stormont remained empty for a third year. Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement failed to be passed by the House of Commons and so the UK remained an EU member-state into the new year. This Research Update by Katy Hayward and Ben Rosher highlights public attitudes relevant to the political challenges in Northern Ireland, based on data from the 2019 Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey.
Topic:: Politics, Elections, and Brexit
Political Geography:: United Kingdom, Europe, and Northern Ireland

Author:: Katy Hayward
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
Abstract:: This report shares results from an 18-month long project which considered the democratic implications of the Protocol on Northern Ireland/Ireland contained in the Withdrawal Agreement at every level of government: within Northern Ireland, within the UK, north-south on the island of Ireland, British-Irish, and now UK-EU. The authors lay out 80 recommendations as to what measures can be taken in order to ensure that Northern Ireland’s interests can be protected and heard in the new post-Brexit landscape.
Topic:: Governance, European Union, and Brexit
Political Geography:: United Kingdom, Europe, Ireland, and Northern Ireland

Author:: Marko Attila Hoare
Publication Date:: 06-2019
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO)
Abstract:: The popular vote of the UK on 23 June 2016 to leave the EU has been politically an earthquake for the first and a shock to the second. Retrospectively, the outcome was likely, given the structural factors both within Britain and between Britain and the EU. Yet these same factors have obstructed a clear British post- referendum strategy for secession: Britain Britain’s relationship to Europe is traditionally ambiguous. Britain’s identity - of a Protestant island-state formed in 1707 from the Anglo- Scottish union - was cemented during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in wars against the Catholic powers of continental Europe. It was successively reinforced by Napoleon’s anti-British Continental System; does not know what kind of Brexit it wants, or whether it wants one at all. This briefing will examine the causes of the Brexit revolution and the reasons for its uncertain execution, before considering the likely outcome.
Topic:: Regional Cooperation, Geopolitics, Europe Union, and Brexit
Political Geography:: United Kingdom, Europe, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales

Author:: Katy Hayward
Publication Date:: 12-2019
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
Abstract:: These are the findings of a project on the impacts of Brexit and the possible implications of a ‘No Deal’ scenario on the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland. This research has been conducted by a small team at Queen’s University Belfast (led by Dr. Katy Hayward & Dr. Milena Komarova), in conjunction with the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN), the cross-border partnership of eight local authorities in the area known as the Central Border Region. The report looks at: ‘The Border into Brexit’ project; The impact of Brexit on those living in the Central Border Region; A hard border; Leave supporters in the region; A No Deal Brexit; The revised Protocol in the Withdrawal Agreement.
Topic:: European Union, Brexit, and Borders
Political Geography:: Europe, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and UK

Author:: Colin Harvey
Publication Date:: 02-2019
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
Abstract:: The debate on Irish Unity has intensified. Brexit is only one part of this, as more people question the merits of the existing constitutional arrangements. The focus is now shifting to constitutional conversations about how the island is shared in the future, and the timeframe for what is often referred to as a “border poll”. The difficulty remains that there are several unanswered questions about the process, as many interventions understandably concentrate on the merits of this option. We believe that the debate around the referendums must be normalised as momentum builds towards setting out a precise timeframe. In this paper our intention is to examine logistical and legal questions that have thus far been neglected. This paper is therefore drafted with two principal considerations in mind: How can referendums on Irish unity be achieved? How can they be won?
Topic:: European Union, Constitution, Brexit, and Referendum
Political Geography:: United Kingdom, Europe, Ireland, and Northern Ireland

Author:: Nando Sigona
Publication Date:: 06-2019
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: UK in a Changing Europe, King's College London
Abstract:: This research shows that the share of births to at least one EU parent has been increasing since the mid-2000s. In 2016 it was 12% of all births in England and Wales, 13% in Northern Ireland, and 10% in Scotland. The study also shows a change in the main countries of birth of EU parents, where the share of births to mothers and fathers from 2004 accession countries has increased.
Topic:: Children, European Union, Citizenship, and Brexit
Political Geography:: United Kingdom, Europe, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales

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