What Brexit Means for EU and UK Social Policy
By Linda Hantrais
Published
Feb 6, 2019Page count
160 pagesISBN
978-1447337157Dimensions
198 x 129 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Feb 6, 2019Page count
160 pagesISBN
978-1447337171Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Feb 6, 2019Page count
160 pagesISBN
978-1447337188Dimensions
Imprint
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Drawing on a range of disciplinary, conceptual and theoretical approaches, this book analyses the complex interconnections between social policy formation and implementation in the European Union before and during the UK’s membership. It explores the issues, debates and policy challenges facing the EU at different stages in its development, and shows how the UK promoted and hampered social integration. With the UK’s decision to leave the EU as one of the greatest challenges in the EU’s history, this book seeks to understand the role played by social policy in the referendum campaign and withdrawal negotiations, and considers what Brexit means for social policy development both in the UK and across the EU.
Linda Hantrais is Emeritus Professor of European Social Policy at Loughborough University and former Visiting Professor at the LSE Centre for International Studies.
Introduction
Social policy in the EEC Treaty
UK influence on European social policy
Brexit and UK social policy
Brexit and EU social policy
Brexit, EU and UK social policy: taking stock
Timeline for EU/UK social policy