Britain in the European Union Today Third edition

by Watts, Duncan; Pilkington, Colin

• ISBN13: 9780719071799
• ISBN10: 0719071798
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-29
• Publisher: MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS

Summary

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. It 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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Tables and boxes	vii
Preface to the second edition	ix
Preface to the third edition	xiii
Glossary	xv
Abbreviations	xix
Introduction	1	(7)
Part I History and structure of the European Union
The origins and growth of the European Community, 1945--85	8	(30)
From the single market to the constitution, 1985 to the present day	38	(35)
The institutions of the EU	73	(33)
Part II The impact of Europe on the British political system
Sovereignty and constitutional change	106	(21)
Policy and the decision-making process	127	(23)
EU policies and their impact on Britain	150	(46)
Part III Participation
Representation: elections to the European Parliament	196	(23)
British political parties and Europe	219	(27)
Pressure groups in the EU	246	(24)
Part IV Concluding thoughts
Britain and the EU: past, present and future	270	(19)
Further information about the EU	289	(2)
Index	291