The European Union and Britain’s Exit Process: A NeoFunctionalist Enquiry
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This paper examines Britain’s exit (BREXIT) process and its impact on the European
Union, using Neo-Functionalism as a theoretical anchor which reinforces the explanation of
nationalistic activities within international organisations as having significant effect, and this typifies the BREXIT process. With a reliance on secondary data backed by textual analysis, four propositions
were advanced and discussed in the paper, and this informs the observation that nationalism offers a
platform for opposition to the existing European Union political structure, as the United Kingdom has
been adamant concerning the continuous centralisation of decision making in Brussels and Frankfurt.
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H Social Sciences (General), JA Political science (General), JZ International relations