This edited volume offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of Brexit as both a discursive construct and a lived, evolving reality. Bringing together ethnography, discourse analysis, and qualitative analysis of interviews, the chapters foreground migrant voices to explore how identity, language, and belonging are negotiated across shifting political and social landscapes. The book highlights key themes such as the fluidity of migrant identities, the role of language in sustaining transnational ties, the stratification of mobility, and the persistence of linguistic and racialised inequalities, including accentism and microaggressions.The volume is intended for scholars and students in sociolinguistics, migration studies, intercultural communication, and European studies, as well as policymakers and educators interested in language, identity, and integration. It will also appeal to researchers working on multilingualism, diaspora communities, and language ideologies.Readers will benefit from empirically grounded insights into the complex aftermath of Brexit, gaining a nuanced understanding of how macro-level political discourse intersects with micro-level experiences. This book will be of interest to scholars in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language and identity, and migration studies.
Caterina Guardamagna is a Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Liverpool.Jessica Hampton is a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster University, UK.Mariana Roccia is a Research Associate at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.Djordje Sredanovic is a Lecturer in Sociology at the Division of Social and Political Science of the University of Chester, UK.
Introduction By Caterina Guardamagna, Jessica Hampton, Mariana Roccia, Djordje Sredanovic, Chapter 1 Added Value or Too Expensive and Unfair: UK Parliamentary Debates of European migration. By Geri Popova and Sylvia Shaw, Chapter 2 Irish in the UK and English in the European Union in the aftermath of Brexit. By Eduardo D. Faingold, Chapter 3 Post-2008 Italian migrants and the negotiation of their migratory status: The impact of Brexit on migrants’ self-conceptualization. By Giulia Pepe, Chapter 4 Fully or Half Polish? Children’s negotiation of ethnic identity in post-Brexit England. By Thi Bogossian, Chapter 5 From naturalization to new mobilities: Greek citizenship and the onward migration of Albanians to the UK on the eve of Brexit. By Rexhina Ndoci and Petros Karatsareas, Chapter 6 British migrants in Greece applying for citizenship in the context of Brexit: Identity construction and the attitudes of the Greek community. By Christopher Lees, Chapter 7 A ‘charming’ or ‘embarrassing’ accent? Exploring French migrants’ perspectives on their ‘French accent’ in the Brexit era. By Ophélie Castellani, Chapter 8 From Eurostars to Embedded Lives: Italian Academics in the UK in the Brexit Era and their Family Ties. By Caterina Guardamagna, Jessica Hampton, Mariana Roccia, Djordje Sredanovic Chapter 9 Conclusion By Caterina Guardamagna, Jessica Hampton, Mariana Roccia, Djordje Sredanovic, Index