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This book examines the status of UK representative democracy post-Brexit, questioning whether the slogan 'taking back control' effectively restored UK popular sovereignty.
It develops a model of the three modes of democracy in play – parliamentary, party and constitutional – to present an original and nuanced account of contemporary democracy in Britain. Arguing that modern democracy in the UK encompasses elements of all three models, the book suggests that true democratic power involves equipping citizens with civil and political rights while enabling control over political entities.
This is a systematic assessment of the UK's democratic status post-Brexit, providing a framework to discern democratic trends over time.
John Erik Fossum is Professor of Political Science at the ARENA Centre for European Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway.
Russell K. Solomon teaches law and political science in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Part 1. Introduction and framework
1. Introduction
2. Analytical framework
Part 2: How was the UK embedded in the multilevel EU citizenship regime?
3. The ECHR and HRA
4. The UK’s embedding in the EU citizenship regime
5. Effects on the workings on UK democracy (including devolution)
Part 3: The UK Citizenship Regime Post-Brexit
6. Implications for the constitutional democracy model
7. Implications for the parliamentary democracy model
8. Implications for the party democracy model
9. Conclusion