BREXIT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF “DOMINO EFFECT”
Abstract
The European Union (EU) was established by six member states in 1957. It had a policy of ever-forward enlargement and became a union with 28 member states in 2013. The United Kingdom (UK) was one of the first states to apply for membership and is also first to leave the EU. Brexit Referendum, which was held in 2016, was a milestone in the EU. Although it was the first time a member state left the EU the UK’s Euroscepticism was nothing new. However, the UK is not the only Eurosceptic member of the EU. For that reason, after the Referendum other “-exits” began to be discussed by the member states with doubts about the EU policies. Frexit, Nexit and Grexit were the examples of other “-exit” discussions. Domino effect possibility was on the papers just after the Referendum but after five years it just seems to be a rhetoric. This research scrutinises Brexit and its possible effects on EU integration through the concepts of Euroscepticism and domino effect. It also argues that Brexit is closely related with the UK’s own circumstances, background, interests, capabilities, and expectations. Therefore, it claims that it is difficult to talk about domino effect.
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