Overview

This book considers perceptions of the role played by social policy in the run-up to the 2016 referendum, and in its aftermath. Decisions taken at EU level are strongly influenced by the national governments in power, their internal dynamics, domestic politics and public opinion. In assessing the status of EU social policy at the point when the UK announced its intention to trigger article 50, and during the subsequent negotiations, this text takes account of the effect of national power politics across the EU, the internal divisions hindering the debate and the weight given to public opinion. It also examines how Brexit may affect the body of theory posited by political scientists about European integration and the expansion or contraction of the EU's social policy remit.

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I recommend this book to everyone interested in understanding Brexit and the larger social-economic issues the UK faces. This study also will be of interest to those who seek to understand similar social-economic forces roiling the EU and United States. Roger Benjamin, Council for Aid to Education This excellent book provides both the beginner and the expert with a comprehensive reference work. It demonstrates how other policy areas have social policy implications, outlines the history of spill-over of EU competence and contextualises this in today's unavoidable Brexit debate. David Spence, London School of Economics This splendid book traces the development of social policy in the EU and the substantial, if ambiguous, contribution of the UK and the implications of Brexit for the UK and the EU. William Outhwaite, Newcastle University

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Linda Hantrais is Emeritus Professor of European Social Policy at Loughborough University and former Visiting Professor at the LSE Centre for International Studies.

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