Analyzing United Kingdom’s Decision to Withdraw Its Membership from the European Union (EU) (2007 - 2016)

Abstract

Gordon Brown and David Cameron are Eurosceptic UK leaders during his premiership. However, Gordon Brown and David Cameron have a different focus of foreign policy during their premiership. In Gordon Brown premiership, he believed on the idea of the Euro-cooperation. Meanwhile, David Cameron focused on the idea of promoting the UK interests. Concerning this gap between Gordon Brown and David Cameron, it refers to the problem identification of this thesis. The events happened during Gordon Brown and David Cameron premiership; global financial crisis, Eurozone crisis, and the rising number of immigrants, are going to be the other factors for this analysis. This research uses qualitative methods, so the data would be from the official statement of Gordon Brown and David Cameron from their speeches, books, journals, official reports, and official news. This research is going to use Harnisch perception on Role theory, referred to the changing foreign policy between Gordon Brown and David Cameron in their premiership. It includes behavior, political ideology, and the events that happened during Gordon Brown and David Cameron premiership. Thus, it is going to be the explanation of the changing foreign policy, which in accordance with the Brexit referendum.