Could the Brexit domino effect come back to haunt us? EPC Commentary April 2021.

Zuleeg, Fabian and Wachowiak, Jannike (2021) Could the Brexit domino effect come back to haunt us? EPC Commentary April 2021. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

he common perception of Brexit as a failed project might change over time, implying that its domino effect could still rear its ugly head. The British vote to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016 sent a shockwave through the other member states. At the time, the Leave campaign’s success triggered fears of a domino effect that would unravel the EU project. But against all expectations, Brexit has neither fuelled anti-EU sentiments among Europeans nor emboldened political leaders to demand their own country’s exit. On the contrary, the divisive nature of the British debate and the reality of Brexit has had a deterrent effect. Nevertheless, the Brexit domino effect could still return if Boris Johnson continues to escape any accountability and retells the Brexit story uncontested.

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