Brexit: Ten Years On — What Has Changed?

Join three leading ANU academics for a retrospective discussion of one of the most consequential political decisions of the 21st Century. Ten years after the historic 2016 referendum in which the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, what has Brexit achieved, and what have been its lasting consequences? Join three leading ANU academics — Distinguished Professor Ian McAllister, Professor Helen Sullivan and Dr Anne McNaughton — for a retrospective discussion of one of the most consequential political decisions of the twenty-first century. Drawing on their expertise in electoral politics, public policy and European law, our panellists will explore the political forces behind Brexit, its impact on British democracy and governance, the changing relationship between Britain and Europe, and what the experience tells us about the future of European integration and democratic politics more broadly. 5.45pm: Arrival & afternoon tea 6.00pm: Panel discussion commences 7.30pm: Event concludes Ian McAllister is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The Australian National University, and from 1997 until 2004 was Director of the Research School of Social Sciences at the ANU. He was President of the British Politics Group 2001-2002, has edited the Australian Journal of Political Science since 2004, and was chair of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems project from 2003 to 2008. Helen Sullivan is a public policy researcher, teacher, advisor, and senior university leader. A political sociologist, she was educated in the humanities and social sciences and holds degrees in Modern History and Political Science (BA Comb. Hons, University of Birmingham, UK), Women’s Studies (MA, University of York, UK), and Public Policy (PhD, University of Birmingham, UK). She currently serves as Dean of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. Dr Anne McNaughton is a comparative lawyer who researches at the intersection of international and comparative law. She was appointed as Director of the ANU Centre for European Studies (ANUCES) in March 2020 (having been its Deputy Director since 2015). Image: Brexit, Wikipedia Commons If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor's Personal Emergency Evacuation plan, please contact Dr. Charles Miller ([email protected]).