Policy Press

Understanding UK-EU Relations

A Concise Introduction

By Tim Oliver

Published

Mar 1, 2026

Page count

256 pages

ISBN

978-1529227840

Dimensions

244 x 170 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Mar 1, 2026

Page count

256 pages

ISBN

978-1529227833

Dimensions

244 x 170 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Mar 1, 2026

Page count

256 pages

ISBN

978-1529227857

Dimensions

244 x 170 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Understanding UK-EU Relations

Revised and expanded, this new edition of Tim Oliver’s previously published Understanding Brexit provides a comprehensive yet accessible account of the UK’s relationship with the EU, including the challenges faced by both state and society in the aftermath of Brexit.

Fully up-to-date, the book:

•examines the history of UK-EU negotiations;

•investigates what Brexit means for both the UK and the EU;

•includes updated reading lists and expanded coverage of methodology.

This book is an essential guide for students on the past, present and future of the relationship between the UK and the European Union.

Tim Oliver is Senior Lecturer for the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University.

1. Studying the UK and EU ‘post-Brexit’

2. UK-EU relations to 2016

3. The renegotiation and referendum campaign

4. The referendum result

5. The Brexit negotiations

6. The UK state after Brexit

7. UK society after Brexit

8. Europe after Brexit

9. Brexit, the UK, Europe and the world

Conclusion