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Rebordering Britain & Britons after Brexit

Mapping social science research on Brexit and migration

3 articles covering the German population

Brexit and Citizenship by Descent: A Relational Understanding of Defensive Pragmatism and of the Rediscovery of Belonging
By removing rights from British citizens and EU27 citizens in the UK, Brexit has redefined the value of national citizenships. This article shows the experiences of British citizens living in Belgium and the UK who considered obtaining Irish or Italian citizenship by descent…
Who blames Brexit for their decision to leave the UK? The departure of skilled Germans from Britain after the referendum
Brexit created uncertainty for migrants living in the UK and a potential reason to leave the country. Some of the consequences of the Brexit referendum, such as the loss of skilled workers, may have been unintended.
The Return of Citizenship? An Empirical Assessment of Legal Integration in Times of Radical Sociolegal Transformation
Intra-EU migrants have traditionally faced few pressures or incentives to formalize their “permanent” residence or to naturalize in their EU host countries. Focusing on the United Kingdom and combining an analysis of secondary administrative data and primary online survey data (N = 1,413)…