UNITED KINGDOM INDEPENDENCE PARTY'S EUROSCEPTIC POSITIONING AND ITS ROLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM'S IN-OUT REFERANDUM.

The United Kingdom continued to question some aspects of the European Union even after becoming a member state in 1973. The country's uneasiness with the European Union increased significantly in the 1990s, when the European Union member states took significant steps to deepen the level of integration in response to the changing dynamics of the international politics. Never-ending unrest in the country eventually led to the withdrawal from the EU, commonly known as the Brexit, after a decision basing upon a referendum in 2016. This paper analyses the role of the United Kingdom Independence Party in the Brexit process till the end of the referendum of 23 June 2016. The study argues that concomitant operation of the current and historical dynamics produced the result of the Brexit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]