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The 33 pages that link to Brexit, each with the reason it gives.
European UnionCompared with: It is the first completed departure of a member state from the Union.
European integrationCompared with: It shows that integration can be reversed when a member state chooses to leave.
Parliamentary sovereigntyRelated: Withdrawal and subsequent legislation restored Parliament’s control over the domestic effect of EU law.
European Economic CommunityCompared with: The withdrawal reversed one country’s long participation in the integration project that began with the EEC.
Conservative Party (UK)Related: The party governed the withdrawal and remained deeply divided over its political and economic consequences.
EuroscepticismBroader topic: It was the most consequential recent outcome of a Eurosceptic campaign.
SupranationalismBroader topic: Withdrawal exposed the political tensions involved in sharing authority through supranational institutions.
European Single MarketRelated: Withdrawal ended the UK’s participation in the Single Market, reshaping cross-border trade rules.
Schengen AreaRelated: The UK’s departure sharpened distinctions between EU membership, Schengen participation, and other travel arrangements.
European Free Trade AssociationRelated: Brexit revived discussion of EFTA, though the UK did not rejoin the association.
Scottish independenceRelated: Scotland voted to remain in the EU, giving independence supporters a renewed argument about democratic consent.
Democratic Unionist PartyRelated: The DUP’s opposition to a Northern Ireland–Great Britain trade border influenced Brexit negotiations.
European federalismCompared with: It demonstrated that integration can be reversed through national political choices.
The SpectatorRelated: The magazine became a prominent forum for arguments over Britain's membership and departure.
Treaty of LisbonBroader topic: The UK invoked Lisbon’s Article 50 to begin its withdrawal.
British nationalismRelated: British sovereignty and national control were prominent themes in the referendum campaign.
David CameronNarrower topic: The referendum Cameron promised began the withdrawal process that defined British politics afterward.
European Medicines AgencyRelated: The withdrawal prompted the EMA to move its headquarters from London to Amsterdam.
Northern Ireland ProtocolNarrower topic: Withdrawal made a new customs and regulatory relationship necessary while the Irish border remained politically sensitive.
Boris JohnsonRelated: Johnson’s government negotiated the withdrawal agreement and completed the departure.
AtlanticismRelated: It intensified debate over whether European integration complements or competes with Atlanticist cooperation.
Donald TuskRelated: Tusk chaired the European Council through the withdrawal negotiations and publicly opposed Brexit.
Nigel FarageRelated: Farage’s long campaign for withdrawal helped build public and political pressure for Brexit.
2010sBroader topic: The referendum became a defining political rupture whose consequences crossed the decade’s boundary.
GlobalismBroader topic: The referendum campaign turned opposition to supranational integration into a defining political choice.
2020sRelated: The withdrawal took effect at the decade’s outset, reshaping European politics and trade.
Economy of the United KingdomRelated: Leaving the EU changed trade arrangements, labour mobility, and regulatory relationships.
Politics of the United KingdomBroader topic: Withdrawal transformed party alignments, trade policy, and debates over sovereignty and the Union.
Pro-EuropeanismCompared with: It turned opposition to EU membership into a major political and constitutional outcome.
SovereigntismBroader topic: The campaign for withdrawal made restoring national decision-making a prominent sovereigntist claim.
History of the European UnionCompared with: It was the first departure of a member state and tested whether integration could be reversed.
History of the United KingdomBroader topic: Withdrawal marked a major recent shift in the UK’s constitutional and international relationships.
Neo-nationalismBroader topic: The Leave campaign made national control a central argument for withdrawal.