Moving farther away: why distance matters on the decision to remain in the EU

The Brexit vote was a challenge to Scotland's regional autonomy. The country's response has been to work towards removing itself from the source of its policy preference variation with Great Britain, writes Ryan Lux (University of Texas at Dallas). He argues that this can be explained by physical distance from the political centre, which is London. Both Northern Ireland and Scotland voted to remain in the EU while Wales and England steered toward a break from the institution, he concludes.