British politics and European politics (Spain, Italy, Belgium), in particular, matters relating to: the demands of nationalist parties like the SNP; the launching of independence referendums or campaigns witnessed in Scotland and Catalonia; and the processes of constitutional reform that devolve powers to regional governments.
Related to this, he can comment on: the sources of Euro-scepticism in the UK and across European countries; the content of UK-EU negotiations following the 'Brexit' vote; the influence of 'Brexit' on devolved governments; and the attempts of devolved governments to secure their demands during Brexit negotiations; the influence of 'Brexit' on EU integration.
Beyond this, he is able to comment on the outcome of regional elections and the content of regional public policy in the UK and other European countries.
He is a member fo The University of Nottingham's EU working group.
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