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British foreign policy after Brexit : losing Europe and finding a role

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Date
17/07/2019
Author
Oppermann, Kai
Beasley, Ryan
Kaarbo, Juliet
Keywords
Brexit
British foreign policy
Role conflict
Role theory
JZ International relations
JN101 Great Britain
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Abstract
British foreign policy stands at a turning point following the 2016 ‘Brexit’ referendum. Drawing on role theory, we trace the UK’s efforts to establish new foreign policy roles as it interacts with concerned international actors. We find that the pro-Brexit desire to ‘take back control’ has not yet translated into a cogent foreign policy direction. In its efforts to avoid adopting the role of isolate, the UK has projected a disoriented foreign policy containing elements of partially incompatible roles such as great power, global trading state, leader of the Commonwealth, regional partner to the EU, and faithful ally to the US. The international community has, through processes of socialization and alter-casting, largely rejected these efforts. These role conflicts between the UK and international actors, as well as conflicts among its different role aspirations, has pressed UK policies towards its unwanted isolationist role, potentially shaping its long-term foreign policy orientation post-Brexit.
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Oppermann , K , Beasley , R & Kaarbo , J 2019 , ' British foreign policy after Brexit : losing Europe and finding a role ' , International Relations , vol. Online First . https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117819864421
Publication
International Relations
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117819864421
ISSN
0047-1178
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019, SAGE Publications. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117819864421
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/18121

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