1st Edition

Brexit and the Commonwealth What Next?

Edited By Peter Clegg Copyright 2018
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

The decision of the UK to ‘Leave’ the European Union (EU) was unexpected, and as a consequence the precise details of what would come next were left very unclear, and still today there is little certainty or agreement over what ‘Brexit’ will actually mean. It is within this context that this edited volume has been produced. The Commonwealth featured quite heavily in the referendum campaign,... Read more

Commonwealth Update Oren Gruenbaum  Introduction Peter Clegg  Brexit in its Worldwide Aspect: An Opportunity to be Grasped Peter Marshall  A Divided Family: Race, the Commonwealth and Brexit Eva Namusoke  Brexit and Trade Ties between Europe and Commonwealth States in Sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities for Pro-poor Growth or a Further Entrenchment of North–South Inequalities? Mark Langan  Myths of Commonwealth Betrayal: UK–Africa Trade Before and After Brexit Peg Murray-Evans  Brexit, Development Aid, and the Commonwealth Sophia Price  Paradoxes of Regionalism and Democracy: Brexit’s Lessons for the Commonwealth Wendy C. Grenade The Implications of Brexit for the Caribbean’s Future Relationship with Britain and the EU Sir Ronald Sanders  The Repercussions of Brexit for CARICOM’s Cohesion Patsy Lewis  Brexit and the Overseas Territories: Repercussions for the Periphery Peter Clegg  Australia and Brexit: De´ja` Vu All Over Again? Derek McDougall  Opinions Some Reflections on Brexit and its Aftermath James Mayall  Brexit, the UK and the Commonwealth: Opportunities and Challenges David Howell  Brexit: The View from Scotland John M. MacKenzie  Bringing the Commonwealth Back into the Fold—A View from the Backbenches Frank Field Brexit: A View from UKIP and the European Parliament James Carver  Brexit: A View from Gibraltar Joseph Garcia  UK’s Exit from the EU: Consequences for Africa and the Commonwealth Kayode Soyinka Brexit: A Perspective from Singapore Yuen Foong Khong Brexit: A View from New Zealand  W. David McIntyre  Brexit: ‘Everybody Lost’ Shridath Ramphal  Opportunities or Challenges for the Caribbean after Brexit? Christopher A. D. Charles

Biography

Peter Clegg is an Associate Professor in Politics and Head of the Department of Health and Social Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. His main research interests focus on contemporary developments within the British Overseas Territories and the international political economy of the Caribbean.