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Iceland and European integration : on the edge / edited by Baldur Thorhallsson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Europe and the nation state ; 7.
- Europe and the nation state ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union--Iceland.
- European Union.
- Iceland--Foreign relations--Europe.
- Iceland.
- Iceland--Politics and government--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why has Iceland not sought membership of the European Union?This unique volume uses the case study of Iceland - the only Nordic state to have never applied for EU membership - to explore the complex attitudes of small states to European intergration and provide a new theoretical approach for understanding such relationships.The contributors explain why the Icelandic political elite has been relunctant to participate in European integration. In this context, they analyse the influence that Iceland's special relationship with the US and the fisheries sector have had on their deal
- Contents:
- Iceland and European Integration: On the edge; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1 Approaching the question: domestic background and conceptual framework; Part I; 2 The first steps: Iceland's policy on European integration from the foundation of the republic to 1972; 3 A controversial step: membership of the EEA; 4 Deeply involved in the European project: membership of Schengen; Part II; 5 Partial engagement: a practical solution; 6 Life is first and foremost saltfish
- 7 The special relationship between Iceland and the United States of America8 Discussing Europe: Icelandic nationalism and European integration; 9 The Euro-sceptical political elite; 10 Shackled by smallness: a weak administration as a determinant of policy choice; 11 Towards a new theoretical approach; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-45853-3
- 0-203-59969-1
- 1-134-45854-1
- 1-280-07693-3
- 0-203-48757-5
- 9780203487570
- OCLC:
- 299570216
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