The British Left's 'Great Debate' on Europe

by Mullen, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780826493668
• ISBN10: 0826493661
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-11-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

European integration has long been a controversial issue in British politics. Whether we should have the Euro and a European Constitution have caused even deeper divides to emerge. This timely and comprehensive book looks at the European policies of the British Left since the end of World War II and provides a clear illustration of the range of debates that have taken place. It also includes interviews with the key players including Tony Benn and Neil Kinnock.

Author Biography

Andrew Mullen is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	p. v
Figures and Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Introduction: the British Left and European integration	p. 1
European Integration and World Order	p. 11
The history of the European project	p. 13
Europe in the world	p. 27
The British Left and European Integration	p. 43
European third force (1945-47)	p. 45
Intergovernmental cooperation (1948-60)	p. 51
Conditional support for entry (1961-70)	p. 67
Opposition to entry on Conservative terms (1971)	p. 91
Renegotiating the terms of membership (1972-74)	p. 99
The 1975 Referendum	p. 109
Reforming the European Union (1976-79)	p. 121
Withdrawal (1980-87)	p. 131
Constructive engagement (1988-96)	p. 151
The 'only card game in town' (1988-1996)	p. 181
The new party of Europe (1997-2005)	p. 207
Promoting a people's Europe (1997-2005)	p. 215
The retreat from radicalism (1988-2005)	p. 227
Past, Present and Future	p. 247
The British Left and European integration in the past	p. 249
Theorizing the British Left and European integration	p. 271
The British Left and European integration in the present and the future	p. 285
Notes to the text	p. 297
Policy-making on the British Left	p. 305
Bibliography	p. 315
Index	p. 339
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