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Brexit and the Northern Ireland Constitution Lisa Claire Whitten (24164559) PUREID: 247799466 Brexit Northern Ireland European Union United Kingdom political constitutionalism legal constitutionalism This thesis considers the intersection of two processes: the steady yet fragile development of Northern Ireland's unique post-1998 constitution; and, the complex, multifaceted and constitutional process of Brexit. The research draws on legal and political theory to develop a novel analytical framework based on systematic definitions of the two research variables - Brexit and the Northern Ireland constitution - and applies this to the evolving process of UK withdrawal from the EU in real-time. As a result, this thesis provides an original and comprehensive contribution that puts legal and constitutional literature in dialogue with a burgeoning area of political science literature to study the impact of an unprecedented process on the region most exposed to its effects. <br><br><br> 2026-10-01T17:17:57Z Text Thesis 10.17034/32631666.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Brexit_and_the_Northern_Ireland_Constitution/32631666 All Rights Reserved