The Legal Implications of EU Withdrawal for the UK and Scotland
Tobias Lock In-Depth Analysis In this extended article, Tobias Lock examines the process for a Member State to leave the EU and the effects of withdrawal, in the context of the …
European Futures
Scotland’s academic blog on Europe, from the Edinburgh Europa Institute
The Use of #Migrant and #Refugee on Twitter
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram In discussions on the mass movement of people from the Mediterranean Basin to Europe, the choice of words can play an important role. Clare Llewellyn …
Scotland and Brexit – What Will the Euroref Campaign Look Like?
Peter Lynch Although UK-wide referendums are not frequent, Scotland has more extensive experience with them, most recently in the independence debate, writes Peter Lynch. He argues that, while some of …
A Future Uncertain: Why Brexit Would Leave Scotland More Dependent on Westminster
Andrew Glencross If the UK votes to the leave the EU, it will most likely establish a Swiss-style trade relationship to replace EU membership, writes Andrew Glencross. He suggests that …
VAT and Small Business: To the Heart of European Tax Policy?
Luca Cerioni In-Depth Analysis In this extended article, Luca Cerioni situates the debate on VAT in digital services and small business in the wider context of developments in EU tax …
The EU’s Energy Union: Solidarity amid Dissensus?
Antti Silvast The European Commission’s proposal for a European Energy Union, designed to integrate EU energy markets and energy supplies, is in large part a collection of previous policy goals, …
Building a Twitter Dataset to Find out How People View the EU
Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram In the context of the UK’s referendum on membership of the EU, Clare Llewellyn and Laura Cram are investigating how people use social media to talk …
The Calm Before the Storm – Preparing for the EU Referendum
Christina McKelvie Many questions surround the upcoming EU referendum and the shape of the UK’s relationship with the EU, writes Christina McKelvie. She explains that these questions form the basis …
Interest Groups and EU Governance: Shooting Where the Ducks Are
Jeremy Richardson Interest groups follow power to its source and, with the progressive transfer of policy-making from national to European level, the network of interest groups in Brussels has intensified …
Social Europe since the Crisis
Elke Heins and Caroline de la Porte The changes to Eurozone governance in response to the crisis have had considerable impact on national welfare states, argue Elke Heins and Caroline …