Britain For and Against Europe: British Politics and the Question of European Integration

by David Baker (Editor), David Seawright (Editor)

Overview

This study, by a host of leading experts, provides the most up-to-date analysis of the often problematic relationship between various elements of British political culture and the developing European Union. The book opens with a general review of the history of this relationship since 1950, by Andrew Gamble. This is followed by ten chapters by other leading researchers, each examining a particular aspect of the relationship, including the view of Britain from Europe, the attitudes of Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democratic parties, the Scottish and Welsh Nationalist parties, the Trade Unions, Business, the Civil Service, and the media.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198280781
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/11/1998
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 1.10(d)
Lexile:	1470L (what's this?)

About the Author

Nottingham Trent University

Lincoln University

Table of Contents

Introduction, David Baker and David Seawright1. The European Issue in British Politics, Andrew Gamble2. The Cauldron: Conservative Parliamentarians and European Integration, Steve Ludlam3. A ‘Rosy' Map of Europe? Labour Parliamentarians and European Integration, David Baker and David Seawright4. The Liberal Democrats and European Integration, Scott Clarke and John Curtice5. Member State or Euro-Region: The SNP, Plaid Cymru, and Europe, James Mitchell6. The Integration of Labour? British Trade Union Attitudes to European Integration, Ben Rosamond7. British Business: Managing Complexity, Justin Greenwood and Lara Stancich8. Civil Service Attitudes Towards the European Union, Jim Buller and Martin J. Smith9. The British Press and European Integration 1948 to 1996, George Wilkes and Dominic Wring10. Britain Viewed From Europe, Peter Brown PappamikailConclusion, David Baker and David Seawright