The EU's response to Brexit : united and effective / Brigid Laffan, Stefan Telle.
Finally a book that examines the EU side of the Brexit story. Based on an original argument and interviews with policy-makers, Laffan and Telle explain how the EU managed to be united and successful in the negotiations with the UK. Frank Schimmelfennig, Professor of European Politics, ETH Zurich, Sw...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1 Introduction: Responding to Brexit
- Brexit: The Straw That Breaks the Camel's Back?
- The Puzzle: The EU's United and Effective Response to Brexit
- Do Economic Interests Explain the EU's Brexit Response?
- Explaining EU Unity and Effectiveness: Issue Framing and Institutional Capacity
- Issue Framing and Discursive Unity
- Creating the Collective Capacity for an Effective Response
- Effective Negotiations
- This Book's Contribution
- References
- 2 Framing the Brexit Challenge
- Introduction
- Why Issue Framing Was Key to a United Response to Brexit
- Issue Framing: Defining the Problem and Suggesting Solution
- Framing Brexit: In the EU and in the UK
- The "New Settlement" Negotiations
- The "New Settlement" Narrative of the UK Government
- The "New Settlement" Narrative of the EU
- The Post-referendum Period: Making Sense of Brexit
- The Brexit Narrative of the UK Government
- The Brexit Narrative of the EU27
- Conclusions
- References
- 3 Creating Institutional Capacity
- Introduction
- Temporary Organisational Settings
- The Command Centre
- The Institutional Ecology
- The Council
- The Commission
- The European Parliament
- Conclusions
- References
- 4 Building the EU's Brexit Process
- Introduction
- Foundations: Article 50 and Procedural Arrangements
- Article 50: Follow the Rule Book!
- Procedural Arrangements: Broad Involvement and Clear Responsibilities
- Transparency and Institutional Coordination
- Transparency: Internal Glue and External Weapon
- Institutional Coordination: Mobilising Dispersed Capacity
- A Barnier Method?
- Conclusion
- References
- 5 Structuring the Negotiations
- Introduction
- Negotiation Strategies and Bargaining Resources
- Structuring the Negotiation Process
- Issue Linkages: Sequencing and Package Agreements
- Staying One Step Ahead
- Effective Communication: The Case of "Cherry Picking"
- Conclusion
- References
- 6 The Withdrawal Agreement I: 'Sufficient Progress'
- Introduction
- Starting Positions
- The Financial Settlement
- Citizens' Rights
- The Irish Border
- Conclusions
- References
- 7 The Withdrawal Agreement II: Deal or No Deal?
- Introduction
- Scoping the Future Relationship
- Through the 'Tunnel' to a Deal?
- Brexit Postponed: In Search of a Parliamentary Majority
- Getting Brexit Done
- Conclusions
- References
- 8 The Trade and Cooperation Agreement
- Introduction
- Setting the Scene
- The EU's Starting Position
- The UK's Starting Position
- Slow Beginnings: Getting to June
- The Clock Ticks On: July to October
- Getting to Agreement: October to Christmas Eve
- Conclusions
- References
- 9 Brexit Is Far from Done: Implementation of the Agreements
- Introduction
- Implementing the Withdrawal Agreement
- Institutional Framework
- Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
- Transforming the WA into a Living Framework