The Making of New Labour¿s European Policy

2002
ISBN: 978-0-333-91447-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 223 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 347 g

Russell Holden considers the policy reversal on Europe made by the Labour Party between 1983 and 1999. It charts and analyzes how the Party became pro-European, with particular emphasis on how this change was conceived and implemented. In so doing, it concentrates on how the European issue became a political priority and dynamic tool for promoting economic reform and Party unity, two essential requirements in making the Party - New Labour - a credible alternative government in the eyes of the general public.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Holden, Russell

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Introduction Locating the Dynamic of Policy Reversal, 1983-1987 The Policy Review Process: Legitimizing Change The Challenge of the Maastricht Issue Blair's Leadership: New Labour in Opposition In Power: Ending Triumphant Isolationism Index

Über Autor(innen)

RUSSELL HOLDEN is Senior Lecturer in European Studies at the Business School, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. He has written widely on the Labour Party and its European Policy between 1983 and 1999.