Kings experts in the run up to the EU Referendum
Experts from King's College London have been commenting on various topics in the run up to the EU Referendum. On this page you will find links to videos, podcasts, infographics and other resources providing information about the referendum, research and comment from experts at King's.
A letter signed by five of London’s research-intensive universities, including Professor Edward Byrne AC, President and Principal of King's College London, was published in the Evening Standard on 21 June 2016.
The Duke of Wellington, Chairman of Council, and Professor Edward Byrne AC, President and Principal of King’s, wrote a letter in a personal capacity to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph published an edited version on 26 May 2016; the full version can be found here.
EXPERT COMMENT
- Professor Anand Menon, European & International Studies, for Financial Times on why Britain’s military standing would not suffer after a Brexit vote.
- Professor Martin Moore, Policy Institute, for The Conversation, on what would happen if tech giants such as Facebook or Google took a stance on the referendum.
- Dr Andrew Blick, Institute of Contemporary British History, for The Conversation on what the choice of official campaigns means.
- Professor Christoph Meyer, European & International Studies, on why Brexit would make the UK less secure for Daily Telegraph.
- Explainers from academics at UK in a Changing Europe, a project based at King's and funded by the ESRC can be found here.
VIDEOS/PODCASTS
Video: EU - how to decide, by UK in a Changing Europe, featuring Professor Anand Menon
Video: EU budget myths debunked, by UK in a Changing Europe
Podcast - What will happen after 23 June? Featuring Dr Andrew Blick, Insitute of Contemporary British History
Podcast - Psychological perspectives on the EU debate featuring Dr Kris De Meyer, Department of Informatics
NEWS
19 April - Putting Brexit in to Perspective
On 19th and 20th April, the Regional Security Research Centre held its first event on the security and defence implications of a potential Brexit. The purpose of this workshop was to be a non-partisan venue for leading British and European scholars, think tank researchers, and policy-makers to examine the UK’s role in European foreign, security, and defence policies. Leading representatives included Sir David Omand, Nick Witney, Jamie Shea, Graham Evans, and Ian Bond.
09 May - Professor Bogdanor and Lord Butler take historical perspective on EU Referendum
Professor Vernon Bogdanor, Research Professor at the Institute of Contemporary British History, and Lord Butler of Brockwell, former Private Secretary to Harold Wilson, spoke to an audience at King’s College London on Monday (09 May), considering the historical context of the EU referendum in comparison to 1975, as the date of the 2016 vote draws closer.
Watch footage of the event here.
11 May - Irish Ambassador to the UK Daniel Mulhall: 'The UK, Ireland and Europe – a productive partnership'
Daniel Mulhall, the Irish Ambassador to the UK spoke at the 12th event of the Strand Group on Wednesday 11 May, where he set out the Irish case, as a concerned neighbour, of the impact of Britain leaving the European Union.
PUBLIC EVENTS:
There are many events coming up as part of the UK in a Changing Europe Project, please see their website for details.
Images: European Union Flags 2' by Thijs ter Haar Follow. Licensed under creative commons via Flickr and 'MPD01605' - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpd01605/6755068753/in/photostream/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18364047