Who Makes Our Laws – Brussels, Westminster or Holyrood?
Tobias Lock Britain’s Decision | The EU Referendum Questions around sovereignty and the extent of the impact of EU law on the UK and Scotland have been central in the …
European Futures
Scotland’s academic blog on Europe, from the Edinburgh Europa Institute
What Are the UK’s Alternatives to EU Membership?
Michael Keating Britain’s Decision | The EU Referendum In the event of exit from the European Union, the UK would be faced with different options for its relationship with the …
How Closely Is the Economy of the UK and Scotland Aligned with the EU?
David Bell Britain’s Decision | The EU Referendum In terms of income per person, the economy of the UK, and Scotland in particular, is in line with the average across …
Brexit Debate: Lessons From the EU’s Non-Members
Erik Oddvar Eriksen and John Erik Fossum Although European states such as Norway or Switzerland have different kinds of relationships with the EU, they are all becoming increasingly integrated into …
What Do Voters Think About the EU and the Referendum Question?
Charlie Jeffery Britain’s Decision | The EU Referendum Public opinion on the EU varies in the different parts of the UK, and views within each of the UK nations have …
How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Britain’s Membership of the EU
Daniel Kenealy Britain’s Decision | The EU Referendum The shape of the UK’s relations with the EU has been defined by its unique historical understanding of its place in the …
The Silent Majority or Just Under-Represented? Social Media and the EU Referendum
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram As part of the Imagine Europe project, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram compare election polling with Twitter data to explore how accurate a reflection discussion …
Towards Brexit? The UK’s EU Referendum
Anthony Salamone The upcoming EU referendum has brought about a different kind of political debate in the UK, and the need for facts and analysis to sort through the many …
The Dutch Ukraine Referendum That Was Never Really About Ukraine
David Bokhorst and Bogdan Koetsier The recent Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which rejected the agreement, was more an expression of Euroscepticism than an evaluation of the actual …
European Commissioners and Their Cabinets: Government Influence is Limited
Renke Deckarm While many elements of the European Commission have been the object of study, commissioners themselves and their cabinets have been less so, writes Renke Deckarm. He argues that, …