@article{article_640273, title={Re-Locating Identity Politics in the UK in a Post-Brexit Era: The Scottish, Northern Irish, And Welsh National Backlash}, journal={OPUS International Journal of Society Researches}, volume={15}, pages={2957–2981}, year={2020}, DOI={10.26466/opus.640273}, author={Akbaba, Sertan}, keywords={Brexit, Birleşik Krallık, Kuzey İrlanda, İskoçya, Galler}, abstract={ In a recent referendum, the British voted to opt out of the European project. Clearly the outcome still remains unclear. Immediately after the referendum, internal debates on how the individual regions that comprise the UK would react have now come to the fore. This study is to examine how the British government will settle its relations with its regions (i.e., Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), and whether the UK will devolve after Brexit. The retrieval of state power will certainly trigger popular movements hence, there is a need to question how identities can be positioned in the UK after Brexit. I argue that the issue of identity will become essential in British politics as it will spell the revival of an internal nationalist political rhetoric. An identity based harsh political discourse is on its play and will remain present for some time in the UK. This is tested by examining the nationalist discourse of the Scottish National Party, Sinn Fein, and Plaid Cymru. }, number={24}, publisher={İdeal Kent Yayınları}