The making of Britain's European foreign policy / Anthony Forster and Alasdair Blair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forster, Anthony, 1964-

Contributor:

Blair, Alasdair, 1971-

Series:

Political dynamics of the EU series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Great Britain.

European Union.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2002.

Contents:

The context 1

The structure 3

The focus 6

1 British European policy in historical perspective 11

Historical context 11

Seeking membership 18

Uncertain partner 20

A special European 26

2 Conceptual lenses for explaining state interaction in the EU 31

What is a theory of foreign policy? 32

The neorealist account 37

The neofunctional account 41

Liberal intergovernmental account 44

The new theoretical accounts: the comparativist school 48

The new theoretical accounts: the constructivist/reflectivist school 49

3 The machinery of government 55

The context 56

Domestic co-ordination: the role of ministers 60

Domestic co-ordination: the role of officials 68

The Brussels links 74

The role of Parliament 81

An evolving structure 83

4 Case study 1: treaty negotiations 91

Administrative adaptation and EU constitutional bargaining 93

Policy preferences and IGCs 107

Governmental behaviour and IGCs 110

5 Case study 2: social policy 117

Policy development 119

The sources of British policy preferences 122

The pursuit of British policy perferences 127

6 Case study 3: Economic and Monetary Union 140

The implications of EMU 141

Shaping policy 147

Policy development 150

Divide and rule 153

Isolation 158

7 Trends and patterns in British European policy 167

Adaptation

the causes of change 167

How adaptation is taking place 171

The consequences of change 176

8 Challenges for the making of British European policy 184

The need to identify policy objectives and positive policy goals within the EU 184

The growing importance of public opinion on the European issue 185

The challenge of flexibility and the emergence of a new core Europe 187

Accountability and legitimacy 187

Devolution and the challenge of multi-level governance 188

Decision-making within the EU 190

The challenge of enlargement 190

The challenge to sovereignty 191

Appendix 1 EU Directorate Generals 192

Appendix 2 Web Links 194.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [196]-213) and index.

ISBN:

0582418356

OCLC:

46872356