Duncan Watts, Colin Pilkington

Britain in the European Union Today: Third Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An up-to-date account of Britain's uneasy relationship with the EU and of its impact upon British government and politics.

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Duncan Watts, the author of three previous books on the European Union and Britain's relationship with it, has produced a new account of this 'uneasy partnership'. This edition is based on the original by Colin Pilkington and provides a review of how European Unity has been handled by British governments and politics. The contents has been updated to include all new developments including the proposed new consititution and the euro-elections of 2004. Additional material aslo considers the role of pressure groups within the Union and the approach adopted by British Lobbyists. As an up-to-date edition of a well established text, this book will be essential reading for students and teachers interested in the relationship between Britain and Europe.

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Produktdetails

• Politics Today
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 164mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780719071799
• ISBN-10: 0719071798
• Artikelnr.: 21662385

Autorenporträt

Duncan Watts is Editor of the Politics Association Resource Centre. The late Colin Pilkington was Lecturer in Political Sociology at the Liverpool Institute of Higher Education and Principal Examiner in GCSE Politics

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Third edition Glossary of terms and abbreviations
Introduction Part. History and structure of the European Union 1.
1945-1985: The origins and growth of the European Community 2.
1985-2004: From the single market to the present day 3. The institutions of
the European Union in 2004 Part II. The impact of Europe on the British
political system 4. Sovereignty and constitutional change 5. Policy and the
decision-making process 6. EU policies and their impact on Britain Part
III. Participation 7. Representation: Elections to the European Parliament
8. British political parties and Europe 9. British pressure groups and
Europe Part IV. Concluding thoughts 10. Britain and the European Union: The
past, present and future Glossary of terms and abbreviations Further
information about the European Union