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Brexit and the emergence of transnational European community of practice: from grassroots mobilisations to supranational political opportunity structures in the struggle for citizens’ rights

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Brexit and the emergence of transnational European community of practice: from grassroots mobilisations to supranational political opportunity structures in the struggle for citizens’ rights. / Benson, Michaela; Sigona, Nando; Craven, Catherine.
In: Journal of Common Market Studies, 09.07.2025.

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Benson, M, Sigona, N & Craven, C 2025, 'Brexit and the emergence of transnational European community of practice: from grassroots mobilisations to supranational political opportunity structures in the struggle for citizens’ rights', Journal of Common Market Studies.

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Benson, M., Sigona, N., & Craven, C. (in press). Brexit and the emergence of transnational European community of practice: from grassroots mobilisations to supranational political opportunity structures in the struggle for citizens’ rights. Journal of Common Market Studies.

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Benson M, Sigona N, Craven C. Brexit and the emergence of transnational European community of practice: from grassroots mobilisations to supranational political opportunity structures in the struggle for citizens’ rights. Journal of Common Market Studies. 2025 Jul 9.

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Benson, Michaela ; Sigona, Nando ; Craven, Catherine. / Brexit and the emergence of transnational European community of practice : from grassroots mobilisations to supranational political opportunity structures in the struggle for citizens’ rights. In: Journal of Common Market Studies. 2025.

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AB - Brexit ignited an unprecedented sense of shared European identity and belonging, catalysing pro-EU social movements within the UK and among British citizens residing in the EU and leading to the formation of a transnational European community of practice. This mobilisation coalesced around grassroots organisations whose claim-making strategy was rooted in the institution of EU citizenship, which also grounded their legitimacy. Drawing on a relational approach to diasporic and transnational social movements, mixed methods empirical research including the findings of an online survey of mobile citizens (n=1919), archival and documentary analysis, expert interviews and policy analysis, the paper analyses the significance of supranational political opportunity structures to the emergence of a transnational European community of practice during Brexit and the formation of an alliance between two of the primary grassroots organisations advocating for citizens' rights—the3million and British in Europe.

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