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The UK and Europe

A jigsaw of the EU flag with a piece missing that is the UK flag.
For a long time, much of the Constitution Unit's work has concerned the relationship between the UK and Europe. We have conducted the Citizens' Assembly on Brexitconsidered the mechanics of a further referendum and studied how the Brexit process played out in parliament.

Research

Brexit, Parliament and the Constitution

Brexit, Parliament and the Constitution

Meg Russell's three year Senior Fellowship through the ESRC-funded UK in a Changing Europe programme, including commentary and events on key topics and a programme of detailed research on Brexit and parliament. It ran between 2019 and 2022.

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Citizens' Assembly on Brexit 

A project that allowed citizens to engage in reflective and informed discussions about what the UK’s post-Brexit relations with the European Union should be. It reported in 2017.