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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784340103321

Autore

Jones Alistair

Titolo

Britain and the European Union [[electronic resource] /] / Alistair Jones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-83402-1

9786610834020

0-7486-3029-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Politics study guides

Disciplina

327.4104

Soggetti

International relations

Great Britain Foreign relations European Union countries

European Union countries Foreign relations Great Britain

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 History and Development of the European Union; CHAPTER 3 Institutions of the European Union; CHAPTER 4 Common Policies of the European Union; CHAPTER 5 The Influence of the European Union on Britain; CHAPTER 6 Intergovernmentalism versus Supranationalism; CHAPTER 7 Expansion versus Integration; CHAPTER 8 Political Parties and the European Union; CHAPTER 9 Reluctant Europeans - Public Opinion on the European Union; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion - Is Britain Still the 'Reluctant European'?; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This A-Z guide explains the key concepts and institutions linked to the European Union, along with brief biographies of the leading figures related to the foundation and development of the EU. This will allow students to link some of the theoretical concepts with the people who introduced them. The book is useful in discerning between the British and European Parliaments - students often confuse many of the concepts of the EU with those of the British Government, and the definitions in this Glossary will demonstrate that the bodies have differing roles to play in many aspects of their existenc