Norway outside the European Union : Norway and European integration from 1994 to 2004 / / Clive Archer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783806103321
• Autore: Archer Clive
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• ISBN: 1-134-45769-3; 1-134-45770-7; 1-280-16831-5; 9786610168316; 0-203-50760-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Collana: Europe and the nation state ; ; 5
• Classificazione: 89.71
• Disciplina: 341.242/2/09481
• Soggetti: Norway Politics and government 1945-; Norway Economic conditions 1945-; Europe Economic integration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-221) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Norway outside the European Union: Norway and European integration from 1994 to 2004; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; Identifying the actors; Examining the theory; Outline of the book; 2 Norway up to the first application; Norway up to 1905; From independence to 1945; From 1945 to the first EC application; Conclusions; 3 Norway battles with European integration; Norway's first 'no'; Voting 'no' (1) A national revolt?; Between 1972 and 1994; Voting 'no' (2) A rational choice?; Conclusions; 4 Norway and the EEA; Developments after 1994; The EEA agreementEuropeanization and adaptation; Conclusions; 5 The EEA in action; The working of the agreement; Case study 1: alcopops; Case study 2: the Gas Directive; Case study 3: fisheries; Case study 4: regional aid; The nature of the relationship: adaptation and Europeanization; 6 Norway and the CFSP; Norwegian foreign and security policy: the background; Norway in the Cold War; Post-Cold War: Norway and the new NATO; Norway and the CFSP; Norway's dilemma; Towards a solution; Conclusions; 7 Norway and Justice and ; Home Affairs; Developments in the EU; Norway and Schengen; Conclusions; 8 Change, choice and conclusionsNorway and the EU in changing times; The choice for Norway; Conclusions; Appendix 1: Questionnaire; Appendix 2: List of interviewees; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In November 1994 the Norwegian electorate rejected membership of the European Union. Professor Archer examines the background to this decision both in terms of an expression of interests within Norway and in terms of national feeling. He then investigates the subsequent interaction between Norway and the EU through the European Economic Area (EEA) - which allowed Norway access to the EU's markets; the Schengen agreement - dealing with justice and border matters and the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It includes discussion of policies that have had a particular effect on Norway, such as t