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Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Union
This page collates publications, blog posts, video interviews, media commentary related to the Union and Brexit.
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Opinion and thoughts
Read the latest opinion piece on this page:
Kirsty Hughes - Scotland’s European Choices as UK Exits the EU
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Research and expertise
Discover a major piece of research on the topic:
Nick Wright- Northern Ireland, the Backstop and No Deal
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Projects and activities
Learn about a recent UCL project conducted on this theme:
UCL European Institute - Jean Monnet Programme stream on Scotland and the EU
Content
The European Commission and Article 16 Debacle
Nick Wright (UCL Dept of Political Science)
Type: Blog
Date: 1/2/2021
Brexit will inevitably lead to the de-anglicisation of Ireland
Professor Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws)
Type: Opinion, The Irish Times
Date: 31 December 2020
Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland - Interim report
Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit) et al
Type: Report
Date: 2020
We need to talk about referendums, north and south, on Irish unification
Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit)
Type: Comment (Times)
Date: 30/11/2020
With Biden’s election, Johnson’s Irish border gambles look increasingly risky
Colin Provost (UCL Dept of Political Science)
Type: Blog, LSE Brexit Blog
Date: 17/11/2020
Scotland’s European Choices as UK Exits the EU
Kirsty Hughes (European Institute / SCER)
Type: Blog
Date: 22/01/2020
Irland, das Vereinigte Königreich und die Bewahrung der (In-)Stabilität in Nordirland nach dem Brexit
Killian O'Brien (UCL Laws) et al
Type: Journal article, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht
Date: 2020
Independence, Scotland and EU Accession: Challenges Ahead
Kirsty Hughes (European Institute / SCER)
Type: Policy paper
Date: 07/11/2019
Why Northern Ireland can’t afford a ‘do or die’ Brexit
Nick Wright (UCL SPP)
Type: Blog
Date: 29/07/2019
Northern Ireland, the Backstop and No Deal
Nick Wright (UCL SPP)
Type: Report
Date: 15/07/2019
Britain and Ireland still misunderstand each other on Brexit
Professor Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws)
Type: Article, Financial Times
Date: 02/11/2018
Decision time coming for Ireland on further European integration
Professor Ronan McCrea (UCL Laws)
Type: Blog, UCL Brexit Blog
Date: 01/05/2018
Negotiating Ireland’s ‘Decade of Centenaries’ in the New Age of Brexit
Dr Peter Leary (UCL IAS)
Type: Article, History Workshop Journal
Date: 24/01/2018