Gender and Queer Perspectives on Brexit

1. Front Matter

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2. Setting the Context to Gender and Queer Perspectives on Brexit

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Brexit: Using Gender and Queer Lenses

      • Moira Dustin, Nuno Ferreira, Susan Millns

      Pages 3-14

   3. Toxic Masculinity: Militarism, Deal-Making and the Performance of Brexit

      • Columba Achilleos-Sarll, Benjamin Martill

      Pages 15-44

   4. A New World Order?

      • Aisha K. Gill, Nazneen Ahmed

      Pages 45-58

3. The UK and the EU: What Future Ahead?

   1. Front Matter

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   2. The Unintended Consequences of Brexit: The Case of Work-Life Balance

      • Eugenia Caracciolo di Torella

      Pages 61-91

   3. The Vulnerable, the Dependant and the Scrounger: Intersectional Reflections on Disability, Care, Health and Migration in the Brexit Project

      • Dieuwertje Dyi Huijg

      Pages 93-123

   4. The Potential Effects of Brexit on the Cross-Border Circulation of Private Family Law Judgments; with a Particular Focus on Questions Relating to Gender

      • Lara Walker

      Pages 125-150

   5. Who Speaks for the Zambrano Families? Multi-level Abandonment in the UK and EU

      • Iyiola Solanke

      Pages 151-183

   6. Unaccompanied Migrant Children and the Implications of Brexit

      • Ingi Iusmen

      Pages 185-208

   7. The Impact of Brexit on Gender and Asylum Law in the UK

      • Christel Querton

      Pages 209-238

   8. Queering Brexit: What’s in Brexit for Sexual and Gender Minorities?

      • Carmelo Danisi, Moira Dustin, Nuno Ferreira

      Pages 239-272

   9. Brexit: The Likely Impact on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Rights in the United Kingdom

      • Peter Dunne

      Pages 273-302

4. Voices from UK Countries

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Brexit and the Work–Family Conflict: A Scottish Perspective

      • Michelle Weldon-Johns

      Pages 305-331

   3. Foreboding Newness: Brexit and Feminist Civil Society in Scotland

      • Emma Ritch

      Pages 333-362

   4. Brexit, Gender and Northern Ireland

      • Yvonne Galligan

      Pages 363-385

5. Looking Beyond the UK, Beyond the EU

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   2. Through the Looking Glass: Brexit, Defence and Security Through the Lens of Gender

      • Amy Barrow

      Pages 389-413

This collection examines the opportunities and challenges, rights and wrongs, and prospects and risks of Brexit from the perspectives of gender and sexuality. While much has been written about Brexit from legal, political, social and economic perspectives, there has been little analysis of the effects of Brexit on women and gender/sexual minorities who have historically been marginalised and whose voices have been less audible in political debates – both nationally and at the European level. The collection explores how Brexit might change the equality, human rights and social justice landscape, but from the viewpoint of women and gender/sexual minorities. The contributions gathered in it demonstrate the variety of ways that Brexit will make a difference to the lives of women and individuals marginalised because of gender or sexual identity.

• Brexit
• queer individuals
• European Union
• sexual minorities
• gender minorities
• toxic masculinity
• language associated with militarism
• language associated with deal-making
• black and minority ethnic (BME) women
• referendum campaign
• Brexit implications for women
• UN Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD)
• Civil Protection Orders
• critical race feminism
• anti-discrimination
• Common European Asylum System
• human rights
• gender identity
• gender recognition
• discrimination policy
• european union politics

“Gender and Queer Perspectives on Brexit is a timely contribution to understanding the process and implications of Brexit … . the editors have created an important collection that tells a different story of the possible implications of Brexit. This volume contributes to the burgeoning literature that looks at the gendered process of Brexit and how this is situated within broader political processes in Europe and beyond.” (Toni Haastrup, LSE Review of Books, blogs.lse.ac.uk, October 29, 2019) “Dustin, Ferreira and Millns have pulled together a fascinating collection of works from an impressive range of scholars and activists. The importance of the book is not only that it highlights different perspectives on Brexit, but that these perspectives are coming from outside the usual areas of concern over Brexit.” (Professor Paul James Cardwell, Strathclyde University, UK)

“In the midst of extensive debate on Brexit, this collection broadens the conversation and it truly enriches our understanding. It shines genuinely new light on the potential ramifications for women and sexual and gender minorities. This book provides a sophisticated and reflective analysis of the longer-term consequences that can be expected to flow from Brexit.” (Professor Mark Bell, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

“While politicians and the media focus on trade and security, leaving the EU will have serious consequences for different intersectionally marginalised groups in the UK. The ramifications, all too often overlooked, for the most vulnerable in our society are discussed in depth in this thoughtful collection.” (Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, UK)

• School of Law, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

  Moira Dustin, Nuno Ferreira, Susan Millns

Moira Dustin is Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, UK. Her research focusses on gender, equality and refugee studies.

Nuno Ferreira is Professor of Law at the University of Sussex, UK. His research focusses on human rights, European law, children's rights and asylum and refugee law.

Susan Millns is Professor of Law at the University of Sussex, UK, and Visiting Professor at the University of Lille 2 and Université Paris Descartes, France. Her research focusses on European and comparative public law, constitutional law, human rights and feminist legal studies.

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