article icon
Society, Politics & Law
Trump and Brexit: What do they owe to economists?
The reasons for the Trump phenomenon and Brexit vote are many and various, but have we overlooked ways in which standard economics, by failing to take seriously the radical uncertainty endemic in modern political economies, has contributed to the populist turn? Richard Bronk argues that by mischaracterising their profession as able to make ...
article icon
Money & Business
Why do multinationals hope for a customs union?
In a customs union, goods cross borders seamlessly, but in a free trade agreement, border checks are needed to ensure conformity with rules of origin. Paola Conconi explains why a customs union is key for multinationals wishing to stay in the UK after Brexit.
article icon
Society, Politics & Law
Why does behavioural economics point to a hard Brexit?
Alan Shipman says the signs are that the UK will exit the EU without any measures to soften the blow. Prospect Theory explains why this might be.
article icon
Money & Business
Airbus and Brexit: What do you need to know?
Mark Johnson explains the relationship between Airbus, Britain and Brexit.
article icon
Society, Politics & Law
The weakness of European Wales
Why did ‘left-wing’ Wales vote to Leave the EU?
article icon
OpenLearn Ireland
The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
10th April 2018 marks 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement was made.
article icon
Society, Politics & Law
The case for and against a second referendum
Academic arguments for and against another Brexit referendum.
article icon
Society, Politics & Law
Review: Europe Reset
In Europe Reset: New Directions for the EU, Richard Youngs looks at the issue of democracy in Europe, identifying a crisis rooted in alienation from the prevailing model of integration and proposing new initiatives for democratic participation by citizens. While the book largely focuses on democracy on the supra-national level, which may ...
video icon
Society, Politics & Law
Will Scottish politicians have a say over the Brexit Deal?
Experts analyse the influence the Scottish Parliament could have in deciding a post-Brexit future.
video icon
Society, Politics & Law
How might Brexit shape the Scottish economy?
Leading experts analyse how Brexit may change the Scotish economy and how the fall in the value of the pound is good news for exporters, but bad news for many consumers.
video icon
Society, Politics & Law
How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?
As the negotiations of the United Kingdom's departure from The European Union continue, experts from Scotland analyse some of the possible outcomes of Brexit.
article icon
Languages
How did a natural disaster take us closer to Brexit?
The framing of the national debate around Brexit owed a debt to coverage of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, says Rahel Cramer.