Brexit and After: Perspectives on European Crises and Reconstruction from Asia and Europe

Introduction
Contents
Contributors
Part IPost Brexit: Politico-Economic Changes in the EU and the Global World
1 Brexit in the Time of Coronavirus
	1 A History of Ambivalence
	2 The EU27 in today’s Global Context
	3 Media Reporting of the EU
	4 The EU in Social Media
	5 Economics Beyond Brexit
	References
2 Post-Brexit and Post-Corona: The UK, the EU and Central East Europe: ‘Illiberal Democracy’ and the Influence of China
	1 The United Kingdom, Europe, Central East Europe—Historical and Geopolitical Background
	2 The EU Enlargement and the EU’s Ruthless Treatment of Central East Europe
	3 Transformation of British International Status and Change of Power Relations in Europe
	4 Brexit and the Decline of the UK and the US Prestige: The rise of “Illiberal Democracy”
	5 Visegrád Countries Expansion of Power: The Transformation of European Power Relations
	6 China and Central East Europe—Post Brexit
	7 Conclusion: Post-Brexit and Post-Corona―Where is the World Heading?
	References
3 Asian Regional Cooperation: RCEP and CPTPP Strategy After Brexit
	1 Introduction
	2 Mega FTAs in the Asia Pacific Region
		2.1 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
		2.2 Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP)
	3 Analysis on RCEP and TPP (CPTPP)
	4 Implications for East Asian Economic Cooperation with or Without Brexit
	5 Conclusion Remarks
	References
4 Recovery of the Sovereignty and Regional Integration in EU and Asia After Brexit
	1 Introduction
	2 UK’s Experience on Recovery of Sovereignty from the EU
	3 Supranational Approach or Intergovernmental Cooperation?
	4 Implications for Asia
	5 Conclusion
	References
5 Brexit and Trump: Genuine Anti-Globalization Revolution or the Repetition of 1848
	1 Introduction
	2 Brexit and Trump: False Setbacks to Neoliberal Geopolitics?
	3 Why Brexit and What Kind of Brexit
	4 Why Trump?
	5 Populist ‘Revolutionary’ Narratives
	6 The Challenge of Bannonism
	7 Avoiding Revolution and Change
	8 The Year 1848 as a Parallel
	9 Conclusions
	References
Part IIPost Brexit and European Integration
6 Post-Brexit European Integration
	1 Introduction
	2 Starting Brexit, a Junior Black Swan
	3 Questions and Facts
	4 Brexit and the Economy
	5 The Fading of the Original EU Project and the UK
	6 Toward a Post-Brexit MSTL Union
	7 Brexit and the MSTL Perspective
	8 Conclusions
	References
7 ‘Brexit Fissures’: Party Politics and Territorial Politics Post-2017
	1 Disruption and Turmoil Within the Parliamentary System
	2 Electoral Turmoil and Disruption 2019–2020
	3 December 2019: The Brexit Election
	4 Fissures at the Territorial Level
	5 Concluding Remarks
	References
8 Hopes and Fears in a Pre- and Post-Brexit Britain
	1 Introduction
	2 Before the Vote: Apprehension and Uncertainty
	3 Electoral Identity in the Referendum: Two Alternative Roles of the Voter
	4 Aspects of EU Membership that British Citizens Would Miss if the UK Were to Leave the EU
	5 Perceived Winners and Losers of the Referendum
	6 The Unexpected Outcome
	7 The Aftermath of the Vote
	8 Implications of Brexit Further Afield: A Message to Heed?
	References
9 European Governance After the Brexit and the COVID-19 Shocks: A New Phase of Solidarity and Integration in the EU from the Japanese Perspective
	1 Introduction
	2 Neoliberal Globalization and European Integration
	3 The Failure of the Trickledown Hypothesis and Labor Market Reforms
	4 Poverty Trends in EU Member States and the Movement Toward a New Phase of EU Integration, Beyond Social Cleavages After the Brexit and the New Coronavirus Pandemic
	5 COVID-19-Related Policies and Coordinated Approach in the EU/Member States for Restoring Freedom of Movement
	6 Conclusion
	References
10 Brexit: Reasons and Domestic Consequences
	1 Background
	2 The Yearning of the Empire
	3 Extremist Nationalism
	4 Conclusion
Part IIIBrexit and After: Influence on other Countries: Oceania, China and India
11 Shifting Frames: Images of Brexit in NZ and Possible Consequences
	1 Building the Context
	2 Theoretical Frameworks: Conceptual Synergies
		2.1 EU Perceptions Framework of Temporal and Spatial Filters
		2.2 Political Psychology Frameworks
	3 Methodology
	4 Findings
		4.1 General Visibility
		4.2 Emotive Framing: General Observations
		4.3 Emotive Framing: Factoring News Sources
	5 Discussion
	References
12 The Dynamics of China’s Trade Ties After a Brexit Announcement, UK and EU
	1 Introduction
	2 Dynamics of China’s Trade Tie with a Brexit Announcement, UK
	3 Dynamics of China’s Trade Tie with a Brexit Announcement EU
		3.1 The EU–China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
		3.2 The EU’s Engagement with China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative
		3.3 The EU’s Greenlight to Huawei 5G
	4 Conclusion in Trade Tendency
	References
13 BREXIT and India: Challenges and Opportunities
	1 Review of Literatures
	2 The Scope of This Study
	3 Background
	4 Impact of Brexit
	5 Impact on India: Challenges and Opportunities
	6 Trade, Investment and Movement of People
	7 Movement of People
	8 Security and Defence
	References
14 The Influence of Brexit on the UK’s Arms Trade Policy and Arms Embargo on China
	1 Exploring a Possible Correlation
	2 The UK’s Limited Concerns
	3 For the Emerging Partnership
	4 The Atlantic Rift
	5 The UK’s Exit Plan and Reality
	6 The UK’s Deal
	7 Conclusion
	Appendix 1: List of SIELs Military Trade Items