Patrizio Gunning, Lucia;
(2021)
Citizenship and Rights, a Reflection on the Consequences of Brexit.
In: Nuzzaci, Antonella and Rizzi, Paola, (eds.)
Cittadinanza europea, Costituzione e Diritti: l'educazione come strumento di democrazia-European Citizenship, Constitution and Rights: Education as Instrument of Democracy.
(pp. 239-250).
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Abstract
During the 2016 referendum on EU membership, Brexit was sold as the ultimate example of democracy, “taking back control” of borders, laws and money. Britain could “have its cake and eat it”: enjoy all the benefits already acquired without having to pay for membership or respect the “rules of the club”. EU nationals resident in the UK and their “ex-pat” British counterparts in Europe were denied participation in this critical vote on their future. Hostile environment immigration policies normalised xenophobic sentiment and set the backdrop to the Brexit vote. European Citizenship came with significant benefits and rights which were lost on 31 December 2020 at the conclusion of the transition period, but a lack of information means that most people in Britain have yet to fully understand the implications of their vote or the rights that they have forfeited.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Citizenship and Rights, a Reflection on the Consequences of Brexit |
| ISBN-13: | 9788867608850 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.pensamultimedia.it/libro/9788867608850 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Brexit, Windrush, democracy, human rights, immigration, citizenship and rights, a reflection on the consequences of brexit |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of History |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10161635 |
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