Britain and the Puzzle of European Union

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-06416-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 278 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Modern British History

This book is a study of the complex relationship between Britain and Europe from the Second World War to the present day.

Drawing on first-hand experience of British and European politics, the author highlights not only the dramatically shifting power play between London and Brussels but also the EU’s own struggle to come to terms with its federal mission. He traces the important constitutional events that have fashioned the EU, of which the Brexit process is an outstanding example. The author proposes a number of constitutional reforms which, if carried through, would form the basis of a new entente between the EU and the UK. Both polities will profit from stronger democratic government of a federal type. The author advocates spanning the divide between NATO and the EU. He proposes installing a new class of affiliate EU membership, which may be useful for the whole European neighbourhood, including the UK.

Featuring the history, present and future of Britain’s relationship with the European Union, the book will be of worldwide interest to students and practitioners of European integration, as well as diplomats and journalists. It is the first comprehensive manifesto for the future of Europe and Britain since Brexit.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Duff, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. Adrift  2. Engaged  3. Moored  4. Retreat  5. Deluge  6. Article 50  7. Secession  8. Neighbourhood  9. The State of Britain  10. The State of Europe  11. Détente

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Duff is one of Europe’s leading federalist thinkers. He was a prominent British Member of the European Parliament and Liberal spokesman on constitutional affairs from 1999 to 2014. Duff is a long-standing campaigner for the reform of the European Union. He opposed the holding of the Brexit referendum as well as its result.