Intro; WHAT BREXIT MEANS FOR EU AND UK SOCIAL POLICY; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Introduction; Conceptualising social policy; Conceptualising social policy in the European Union; Analysing European social policy; Conceptualising social policy in EU member states; Overview of themes; The structure of the book; 2. Social policy in the EEC Treaty; Justifying a social dimension in a common market; Protecting national sovereignty over social systems; Sharing competence for social policy; Harmonising social policy; The EEC Treaty in practice; 3. UK influence on European social policy.

EU social policy and euroscepticismEU perspectives on migration policy and Brexit; Preparing for social policy in a post-Brexit Europe; Negotiating post-Brexit social policy; 6. Brexit, EU and UK Social Policy: taking stock; Historical perspectives on social policy and Brexit; The UK as a social policy outlier in the EEC; The UK's ambivalent influence on EU social integration; The social dimension in the withdrawal negotiations and beyond; Timeline for EU/UK social policy; References; Index.

Economic and social dimensions of UK membershipProtecting sovereignty and the national interest; The UK's influence on the distribution of competences; Building EU social policy capacity and the evidence base; Assessing UK influence on social policy in the EU; 4. Brexit and UK social policy; Referendums and withdrawal on the agenda; The social dimension and the 2016 referendum; The social dimension in the referendum outcome and withdrawal negotiations; The implications of Brexit for UK social policy; 5. Brexit and EU social policy; Managing European social policy without the UK.