Theory and practice in negotiating the new EU-UK relationship

Abstract

The UK’s withdrawal from the EU in 2020 was both preceded and followed by successive waves of intense negotiation around the terms of that withdrawal and the shape of a future relationship. This novel space offers a number of critical insights into the nature of both parties as negotiators, working to manage domestic constituents, extensive and interlinked issue agendas and highly politicised interactions with each other. Central themes that will be considered include the very high level of EU coordination throughout the process to date, the challenge of poorly-defined British preferences and the extent to which theories of negotiation can provide useful explanatory value to any of this. While Brexit remains a singular event, the analysis contained in this panel will be of value to all those looking to gain more traction on the EU as an external actor and as a polity more generally, acting as an instance of collective power Europe. The panel brings together expertise on both sides of the relationship, with a mix of theoretically- and empirically-rich contributions.

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