Britain, Germany and the Future of the European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction: Britain and Germany in the European Union of the Twenty-First Century

   • Christian Schweiger

   Pages 1-13

3. The Reluctant European: Britain and European Integration Since 1945

   • Christian Schweiger

   Pages 14-42

4. Germany’s European Policy Before and After Reunification

   • Christian Schweiger

   Pages 43-80

5. Areas for British-German Co-Operation

   • Christian Schweiger

   Pages 81-166

6. Outlook: The Significance of British-German Co-Operation for the Future of the EU

   • Christian Schweiger

   Pages 167-176

7. Back Matter

   Pages 177-221

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Schweiger outlines the changes in British and German European policies which have been characteristic of a process of normalization in both countries. Schweiger examines possible areas for cooperation between Britain and Germany on major European issues and the significance that such a working partnership could have within the enlarged EU.

• desegregation
• European Integration
• European policy
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• Policy
• european union politics

'The excellent study deserves a broad audience among all academics and students as well as laymen who are interested in British-German politics.' - German Politics

• School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham, UK

  Christian Schweiger

CHRISTIAN SCHWEIGER is Lecturer in Government in the School of Government and International Affairs at the University of Durham. His main research interests are bilateral relations, EU enlargement and reform, economic globalization and transatlantic security relations. His publications include The Role of the Modell Deutschland in the Enlarged European Union and British-German Relations after the War on Iraq.

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