1. Social democracy and trade unions -- 2. Sweden : social democracy after the divorce? -- 3. Germany : the collapse of a model? -- 4. State, unions, and labourism in Britain -- 5. The persistence of French exceptionalism? -- 6. The 'European social model' : towards a transnational social...

On 23rd June 2016, the United Kingdom shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union. This short book examines why this happened, examining the historical, economic, political, social and cultural reasons that led to the Brexit vote