Britain and the crisis of the European Union. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Baker, Pauline Schnapper.
• Authors: Baker, David, 1950-; Schnapper, Pauline
• Contents: 1. A Multi-Faceted Crisis -- 2. Britain and Europe in a new Global Environment -- 3. Notes on Theory and Method -- 4. Intergovernmentalism and Historical Institutionalism -- 5. Comparative and Historical Political Economy -- 6. Outline -- PART I: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE EUROZONE CRISIS -- 7. The Eurozone: A Crisis Waiting to Happen -- 8. The Eurozone Crisis: An Analytical Chronology -- 9. Phase One: From Maastricht to Meltdown -- 10. Phase Two: The Sovereign Debt Crisis -- 11. Solutions become problems -- 12. European Integration: From Embedded Liberalism to Variegated Neoliberalism -- 13. Conclusion: Winner Takes All, But at What Cost? -- PART II: BRITISH PREFERENCES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: UNSUNG SUCCESS -- 14. Consequences of a Late Entry 1945-79 -- 15. The Conservative Governments 1979-97 -- 16. The New Labour Years -- 17. The Convention and Constitutional Treaty -- 18. Conclusion -- PART III: EUROSCEPTICISM IN BRITAIN -- 19. British Euroscepticism -- 20. Divisions about Europe 1945-88 -- 21. Blair and New Labour: An End to Divisions? -- 22. The Conservative Party after 1997: the Drift towards Hard Euroscepticism -- 23. Public Opinion since the late 1990s -- 24. Conclusion -- PART IV: THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 25. Disillusionment and the Strains in the Political System -- 26. Fragmentation and Polarisation -- 27. The Effect of National and Global Trends -- 28. The Rise of Populist Parties -- 29. The Political Use of Referendums -- 30. Devolution and the Possible End of the British State -- 31. Conclusion -- PART V: BRITAIN AND THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION -- 32. An Ongoing Academic Debate -- 33. Consequences of the Financial and Economic Crisis -- 34. Attempts to Respond to the 'Democratic Deficit' -- 35. Domestic Crises and the Fear of Globalisation -- 36. Conclusion -- PART VI: BRITAIN AND THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION -- 37. The View from London -- 38. British Exceptionalism in the EU -- 39. Nation and Atlanticsm: the Exceptional Community -- 40. Nationhood and Sovereignty -- 41. A Alternative for Britain in the Global Economy? -- 42. Hyperglobalism -- 43. Open Regionalism -- 44. Intergovernmentalism -- 45. Hyperglobalism: Will Winner Take All? -- 46. Cameron's Diplomacy in Europe and the Failure of Tory Statecraft -- 47. Semi-Detachment or 'Brexit'?
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 234 pages)
• Subjects: 341.242/20941; Political science; European Union; Political economy; Democracy; Macroeconomics; International economics; LAW -- International; EU & European institutions -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- EU (European Union); Political structures: democracy -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- EU (European Union); Political economy -- United Kingdom, Great Britain -- EU (European Union); UE/CE Relations internes; UE/CE Union européenne; Politique nationale; Euroscepticisme; Economic history; Social conditions; Politiska förhållanden; Nationalekonomi; Internationella relationer; Demokrati; Politics and Government; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Macroeconomics; Business & Economics -- International -- Economics; Political economy; Political structures: democracy; Politics & government; Macroeconomics; International economics; Europe-Politics and government; Great Britain; European Union countries -- Economic conditions; European Union countries -- Social conditions; Royaume-Uni; Europe -- European Union countries; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137005205; 1137005203
• Related ISBNs: 9781137005199; 113700519X; 9781349555000; 1349555002
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-223) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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