Wstęp. Brexit i inne współczesne kryzysy społeczno-polityczne w literaturze europejskiej

Abstract

"In 2016, Great Britain held a national referendum on whether it should remain in or leave the European Union. A few years later, notwithstanding the decision’s legal footing, the British Isles seem to have been caught in an impasse, perhaps even chaos. Over this period, the United Kingdom’s credibility and prestige have dramatically decreased, which has disrupted certain sectors of the economy as well as enhanced the centrifugal forces of separatism. Furthermore, it has had wide ramifications for all of Europe, inflicting upon it an acute illness of a systemic nature. On top of that, in 2020 people in the Isles and on the continent have had to struggle with the spread of the COVID–19 pandemic. There is no doubt that various troubles, calamities and recent political crises have taken a heavy toll on the collective frame of mind." (fragm.)