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Lexit and the Mystifications of Political Economy

Seymour, D. ORCID: 0000-0001-6736-937X (2019). Lexit and the Mystifications of Political Economy. In: Fahey, E. ORCID: 0000-0003-2603-5300 & Ahmed, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-4990-5631 (Eds.), On Brexit: Law, Justices and Injustices. (pp. 23-38). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. doi: 10.4337/9781789903010.00009

Abstract

The chapter argues that Lexit’s critique of the European Union and its case for withdrawal is rooted in what I term pre-critical understanding of political economy. I argue that the consequences of this understanding is two-fold. First, that Lexit culminates in a reproduction of the shortcomings that they identify with the EU and, secondly, that it brings with it troubling echoes of a past that in many ways, the very existence of the EU sought to counter.

Publication Type: Book Section
Additional Information: This is a draft chapter / article. The final version is available in On Brexit:Law, Justices and Injustices. edited by Tawhida Ahmed and Elaine Fahey, published in 2019, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789903010.00009 The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only.
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
J Political Science > JX International law
K Law > KD England and Wales
Departments: The City Law School > Academic Programmes
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