British Public Opinion and Party Policy Towards European Integration, 1973-2016

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-82594-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 287 Seiten, Book w. online files / update, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 511 g

Reihe: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World

This book provides the first detailed historical account of British public opinion and party policy towards European integration from 1973 (the year in which the UK joined the European Community) to 2016 (the year in which the UK voted to leave the European Union). It takes a thematic approach towards this subject, exploring party policy and public opinion towards significant developments in the European integration process during the period covered. These include moves towards deeper and flexible integration, economic and monetary union, the Single Market, enlargement, and foreign and defence policy cooperation. The author assesses the nature of British public opinion towards these developments - some of which Britain's government and main political parties supported, and others which they opposed - and analyses the extent to which party policies reflected public opinion.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smedley, Stuart

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. British Public Opinion and European Integration.- 3. Deeper and Flexible Integration.- 4. The Single Market.- 5. Economic and Monetary Union.- 6. Enlargement.- 7. Foreign and Defence Policy Cooperation.- 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Stuart Smedley is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK, and a Research Manager in the Ipsos UK Public Affairs team. His work has appeared in leading academic journals such as and . He has taught modules on British politics at King’s College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science, as well as on the history of Britain and European integration since 1945 at King’s College London.