O isolamento britânico como propulsor ao pensamento "eurocético" pró-Brexit.

Abstract

This monography presented to the International Relations course at the University of Santa Cruz do Sul focuses on the determining factors that led to the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, the so-called Brexit. To this end, we first sought to verify the theoretical contributions of the realistic, liberal, and Austrian perspectives to the analysis of the political formation process. Due to the importance of contextualizing disputes between the United Kingdom and the European Union, we proceeded with a review based on a historical-critical approach. It was evidenced that the process of the political formation of Europe was derived from integrative and centralizing ideals regarding decision-making in public policies, while the United Kingdom adopted a peculiar behavior towards foreign policy, mainly throughout the 19th century. In this period, the United Kingdom adopted a posture that is known in political science as "Splendid Isolation". This historical position of the United Kingdom in the scope of International Relations, contrasted with the integralist ideals behind the formation of the European bloc, and the economic consequences arising from the bloc, served as propellant to the pro-Brexit “Eurosceptic” thinking that would later appear propagated by Thatcherism. This set of factors caused margins for secession movements in British territory, mainly during the decade of 2010, which later due to party disputes and pressures resulted in the referendum and the realization of Brexit, properly said.