With Brexit the EU has been faced with not just the unprecedented prospect of one of its largest member states leaving but also the question of what sort of future relationship it should conclude with the United Kingdom. The talk will explore the manner in which the EU has negotiated the terms of the UK’s withdrawal, sought to address in these the 'unique circumstances’ on the island of Ireland and the border question, and determined its initial position on future relations with the UK. In doing so, it will reflect on these processes tell us about what the EU is, what it stands for and how it functions.
David Phinnemore
is Professor of European Politics, Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Science and Dean of Education in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland. He holds a BA in European Studies (1990) and was awarded his PhD in European Studies by the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1998. His teaching interests are focused on the European Union – notably its institutions, decision-making procedures, external relations and enlargement. Much of his current work is focused on the process and potential implications of Brexit, the form that a new UK-EU relationship might take, and the consequences of Brexit for the EU and especially for Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland more generally.
David Phinnemore’s research interests cover EU treaty reform, EU enlargement, EU external relations, particularly association, and Brexit’. These have resulted in a range of publications, notably:
The European Union’s 2007 Enlargement
(Routledge, 2012, edited with C. Chiva);
Reflections on European Integration: 50 Years of the Treaty of Rome
(Palgrave, 2009, edited with A. Warleigh-Lack);
Romania and the European Union: From marginalization to membership
(Routledge, 2008, with D. Papadimitriou);
Understanding the European Constitution: An Introduction to the EU Constitutional Treaty
(Routledge, 2005, with C.H. Church); and
The Penguin Guide to the European Treaties Penguin
(Penguin, 2002, with C.H. Church). He has also contributed chapters to a range of edited volumes and published articles in the
Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans
,
Journal of Common Market Studies
,
Journal of Contemporary European Studies
,
Journal of European Integration
,
European Foreign Affairs Review
,
Revue d’Etudes Comparatives Est-Ouest
,
Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
, and
Perspectives on European Politics and Society
. His most recent monograph,
The Treaty of Lisbon: Origins and
Negotiation, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Among his forthcoming publications is
The Proliferation of Privileged Partnerships between the European Union and its Neighbours
(edited with S. Gstöhl).
Thursday, May 30, 2019
12:30-2:00 pm
Voesar Conference Room, Suite 412
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW
