Abstract
The British decision to leave the European Union is potentially a serious challenge to Danish interests in the European Union. Historically, Denmark and Britain have a close relationship, and both states have handled their politically and geographically marginal positions in Europe by emphasizing characteristics of their own societies that they see as particularly desirable. Brexit intensifies the marginalization of Denmark in the EU, and Danish political parties are now more skeptical of EU-integration than previously. Danish political decision-makers are aware that the risk of marginalization is imminent for a small member state out of sync with the most powerful actors in the EU, but at the same time they face the paradox of a population strongly supporting Danish EU-membership and the Danish EU opt-outs at the same time. To counter the negative consequences of Brexit, Denmark seeks to build new alliances with other small Atlanticist and intergovernmentalist EU-member states and to attract business and institutions leaving Britain in order to find a new home within the EU.
| Original language | Danish |
|---|---|
| Journal | Internasjonal Politikk |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 117-130 |
| ISSN | 0020-577X |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Social Sciences