Brexit and the Northern Ireland Constitution

This thesis considers the intersection of two processes: the steady yet fragile development of Northern Ireland's unique post-1998 constitution; and, the complex, multifaceted and constitutional process of Brexit. The research draws on legal and political theory to develop a novel analytical framework based on systematic definitions of the two research variables - Brexit and the Northern Ireland constitution - and applies this to the evolving process of UK withdrawal from the EU in real-time. As a result, this thesis provides an original and comprehensive contribution that puts legal and constitutional literature in dialogue with a burgeoning area of political science literature to study the impact of an unprecedented process on the region most exposed to its effects. <br/><br/><br/>

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Doctor of Philosophy

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Doctoral Thesis

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Queen's University Belfast

Year dc:date.issued

2021

Author dc:creator

• Whitten, Lisa Claire

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Anthony, Gordon
• Phinnemore, David

• Brexit
• Northern Ireland
• European Union
• United Kingdom
• political constitutionalism
• legal constitutionalism

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

oai:pure.qub.ac.uk/portal:studenttheses/82786cad-ee2d-40dc-a425-19ba52e16261

OAI identifier oai:identifier

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