This thesis considers the intersection of two processes: the steady yet fragile development of Northern Ireland's unique post-1998 constitution; and, the complex, multifaceted and constitutional process of Brexit. The research draws on legal and political theory to develop a novel analytical framework based on systematic definitions of the two research variables - Brexit and the Northern Ireland constitution - and applies this to the evolving process of UK withdrawal from the EU in real-time. As a result, this thesis provides an original and comprehensive contribution that puts legal and constitutional literature in dialogue with a burgeoning area of political science literature to study the impact of an unprecedented process on the region most exposed to its effects.
| Date of Award | Dec 2021 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Awarding Institution | - Queen's University Belfast
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| Sponsors | Economic & Social Research Council |
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| Supervisor | Gordon Anthony (Supervisor) & David Phinnemore (Supervisor) |
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- Brexit
- Northern Ireland
- European Union
- United Kingdom
- political constitutionalism
- legal constitutionalism
Brexit and the Northern Ireland Constitution
Whitten, L. C. (Author). Dec 2021
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy