المجلة الجزائرية للعلوم الإجتماعية والإنسانية
Volume 13, Numéro 1, Pages 571-585
2025-06-01
A Farwell To Europe: Brexit And The Triumph Of Nationalism And Identity Tension
Authors : Bachagha Chargui . Drid Fatma .
Abstract
Abstract As many Western nation-states transformed into member states, several scholars, such as Fukuyama, hurriedly declared the finality of history. The disintegration of the Communist bloc and the proliferation of liberal democracy appeared to corroborate this presumption. Nevertheless, there has been a noticeable increase in the embracing of nationalism and a subsequent cultural backlash that has spread throughout Western countries. The outcome of Brexit, in response to these changes in identity and politics, has caused significant disruption to the idea of a unified superstate throughout the continent. This prompted a collective reassessment of Britain's position inside the European Union. The Brexit referendum served as a testing ground where the entwined British identity, based on historical stories of independence and exceptionalism, battled with the practicalities of a transnational European identity. The mood and political approach of nationalism drove a movement that viewed the EU as a danger to British independence. Consequently, this paper argues that Brexit surfaced as a manifestation of profound anxieties regarding identity, autonomy, and the safeguarding of culture, thereby creating uncertainty around the concept of a united Europe.
Keywords
Nation -states ; disintegration; Brexit; nationalism; identity ; Nation -states ; disintegration ; Brexit ; nationalism ; identity
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