It is impossible to understand contemporary British politics without a comprehension of the EU's role in shaping political agendas, influencing policy developments and framing political debates. While there is an extensive literature on Britain's behaviour in the EU, there are few book-length accounts of the domestic impact of EU membership. This volume both describes and explains how EU membership has affected the domestic political arena in Britain - one of the EU's largest and most influential Member States. Drawing on fresh empirical evidence collected by experts in their respective fields, this volume provides a state of the art account of how membership has affected the institutions of central, devolved and local governance, the activities of organized interests, and major areas of public policy.
'Comprehensive, detailed and authoritative... the book will be of interest and use to both students and academics alike.' – Political Studies Review
'The Europeanization of British Politics is the main contribution to the understanding of how EU has affected and still affects British politics. The common framework utilised by the contributors and the importance of the scholars involved make this book essential reading for those working on the relation between UK and the EU and, more in general, for scholars working on the process of Europeanization. Moreover, the clear writing style and the richness of information presented make this book interesting also for a non-academic reader.' – Journal of Contemporary European Research
'A valuable addition to the literature, particularly via the template it develops for future single country studies. Essential for all Eurosceptics who believe the British have somehow 'lost' their identity and freedom for action on the world stage since 1973.' - Journal of European Integration
'An extensive introduction of the main research available on the Europeanization of British politics.' - Journal of Common Market Studies
'This is a refreshing book, covering an impressive range of actors and policy areas. It is based on new theoretical underpinnings and provides a careful assessment of the impact of European integration on British politics, policy and institutions. It will be a formidable tool for teaching and a significant input to scholarly research on Europeanization.' - Professor Claudio M. Radaelli, University of Exeter, UK.
'The question of how the processes of 'Europeanization' work has triggered a lively debate among those who study European integration. This volume is a valuable contribution to this debate. It has a sharply defined focus on the experiences of the United Kingdom over the years, across policy domains, and across levels and venues of governance and politics.' - Professor Helen Wallace, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
'Britain is a European country but has often claimed to be insular and unique. This book explores the extent to which membership of the EU has made Britain more 'European', analysing the impact which the EU has had on British politics, policies and institutions. It is theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich and will be essential reading for students of British politics.' - Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield, UK
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Britain in Europe and Europe in Britain; I.Bache & A.Jordan
Europeanization and Domestic Change; I.Bache & A.Jordan
PART TWO: POLITY
Central Government; S.Bulmer & M.Burch
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office; D.Allen & T.Oliver
Government in Scotland; J.Smith
The English Regions; M.Burch & R.Gomez
Local Governance; A.Marshall
PART THREE: POLITICS
Political Parties and Party Politics; A.Geddes
Organized Interests; J.Fairbrass
Trade Unions; E.van der Maas
The Third Sector; R.Chapman
PART FOUR: POLICIES
Foreign Policy; D.Allen & T.Oliver
Monetary Policy; J.Buller
Competition Policy; M.Cini
Environmental Policy; A.Jordan
Regional Policy; T.Conzelmann
PART FIVE: COMPARATIVE CONCLUSIONS
The Europeanization of British Politics?; I.Bache & A.Jordan
IAN BACHE is Reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. He was Convenor of the UACES Study Group and ESRC Seminar Series on The Europeanization of British Politics and Policy-Making (2003-05). His publications include Europeanization and Multi-level Governance: Cohesion Policy in the European Union and Britain (2008).
ANDREW JORDAN is Professor of Environmental Politics in the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK. He is a Research Director of the £2.6 million ESRC Programme on Environmental Decision-making (PEDM) and has published widely on various aspects of British and EU politics and policy making.
Description
It is impossible to understand contemporary British politics without a comprehension of the EU's role in shaping political agendas, influencing policy developments and framing political debates. While there is an extensive literature on Britain's behaviour in the EU, there are few book-length accounts of the domestic impact of EU membership. This volume both describes and explains how EU membership has affected the domestic political arena in Britain - one of the EU's largest and most influential Member States. Drawing on fresh empirical evidence collected by experts in their respective fields, this volume provides a state of the art account of how membership has affected the institutions of central, devolved and local governance, the activities of organized interests, and major areas of public policy.
Reviews
'Comprehensive, detailed and authoritative... the book will be of interest and use to both students and academics alike.' – Political Studies Review
'The Europeanization of British Politics is the main contribution to the understanding of how EU has affected and still affects British politics. The common framework utilised by the contributors and the importance of the scholars involved make this book essential reading for those working on the relation between UK and the EU and, more in general, for scholars working on the process of Europeanization. Moreover, the clear writing style and the richness of information presented make this book interesting also for a non-academic reader.' – Journal of Contemporary European Research
'A valuable addition to the literature, particularly via the template it develops for future single country studies. Essential for all Eurosceptics who believe the British have somehow 'lost' their identity and freedom for action on the world stage since 1973.' - Journal of European Integration
'An extensive introduction of the main research available on the Europeanization of British politics.' - Journal of Common Market Studies
'This is a refreshing book, covering an impressive range of actors and policy areas. It is based on new theoretical underpinnings and provides a careful assessment of the impact of European integration on British politics, policy and institutions. It will be a formidable tool for teaching and a significant input to scholarly research on Europeanization.' - Professor Claudio M. Radaelli, University of Exeter, UK.
'The question of how the processes of 'Europeanization' work has triggered a lively debate among those who study European integration. This volume is a valuable contribution to this debate. It has a sharply defined focus on the experiences of the United Kingdom over the years, across policy domains, and across levels and venues of governance and politics.' - Professor Helen Wallace, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
'Britain is a European country but has often claimed to be insular and unique. This book explores the extent to which membership of the EU has made Britain more 'European', analysing the impact which the EU has had on British politics, policies and institutions. It is theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich and will be essential reading for students of British politics.' - Andrew Gamble, University of Sheffield, UK
Contents
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Britain in Europe and Europe in Britain; I.Bache & A.Jordan
Europeanization and Domestic Change; I.Bache & A.Jordan
PART TWO: POLITY
Central Government; S.Bulmer & M.Burch
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office; D.Allen & T.Oliver
Government in Scotland; J.Smith
The English Regions; M.Burch & R.Gomez
Local Governance; A.Marshall
PART THREE: POLITICS
Political Parties and Party Politics; A.Geddes
Organized Interests; J.Fairbrass
Trade Unions; E.van der Maas
The Third Sector; R.Chapman
PART FOUR: POLICIES
Foreign Policy; D.Allen & T.Oliver
Monetary Policy; J.Buller
Competition Policy; M.Cini
Environmental Policy; A.Jordan
Regional Policy; T.Conzelmann
PART FIVE: COMPARATIVE CONCLUSIONS
The Europeanization of British Politics?; I.Bache & A.Jordan
Authors
IAN BACHE is Reader in Politics at the University of Sheffield, UK. He was Convenor of the UACES Study Group and ESRC Seminar Series on The Europeanization of British Politics and Policy-Making (2003-05). His publications include Europeanization and Multi-level Governance: Cohesion Policy in the European Union and Britain (2008).
ANDREW JORDAN is Professor of Environmental Politics in the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK. He is a Research Director of the £2.6 million ESRC Programme on Environmental Decision-making (PEDM) and has published widely on various aspects of British and EU politics and policy making.
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