New Zealand Britain And European Integration Since 1960

Author : Hamish McDougall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9783031450174

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New Zealand, Britain, and European Integration Since 1960 by Hamish McDougall Pdf

This book explores how New Zealand, a small country almost as far from Western Europe as it is possible to be, assumed political importance in Britain’s accession to the European Community vastly out of proportion to its size, proximity and strategic position. At several points in accession negotiations, the issue of New Zealand’s continued trade with Britain threatened to derail UK Government attempts to join the Community. This issue also interacted with the broader context of the Cold War, economic shocks and decolonisation, materially affecting the terms of entry into the European Community, and altering Britain’s relations with its European partners and the British public’s perceptions of British membership. After entry, New Zealand continued to resurface as a continued source of tension between Britain and an integrating Europe. The role that New Zealand played sheds light on Britain’s attempts to retain global influence after the demise of its formal empire. Contributing to a growing body of research which challenges the traditional historical narratives of British ‘decline’ and colonial ‘independence’ in the second half of the twentieth century, this book fills an important gap in the historiography of Britain following the 1973 enlargement of the European Communities.

Author : Sean Greenwood
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : EF
ISBN : 0719042720

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Britain and European Integration Since the Second World War by Sean Greenwood Pdf

Using contemporary documents, this book tells the story of Britain's hesitant moves into Europe. It assesses the debates and controversies surrounding Britain's attitudes to European integration, including the arguments on sovereignty.

Author : David Gowland,Arthur Turner,Alex Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134354511

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Britain and European Integration since 1945 by David Gowland,Arthur Turner,Alex Wright Pdf

This book provides both a comprehensive introduction and a perceptive examination of Britain’s relations with the European Community and the European Union since 1945, combining an historical account with political analysis to illustrate the changing and multifaceted nature of British and European politics. Few issues in British politics since 1945 have generated such heated controversy as Britain’s approach to the process of European integration associated with the European Union. The long-running debate on the subject has not only played a major part in the downfall of prime ministers and other leading political figures but has also exposed major fault-lines within governments and caused deep and rancorous divisions within and between the major political parties. This highly contested issue has given rise to bitter campaigning in the press and between pressure groups, and it has bemused, confused and divided the public at large. Key questions addressed include: Why has Europe had such an explosive impact on British politics? What impelled British policymakers to join the European Community and to undertake one of the radical, if not the most radical, changes in modern British history? What have been the perceived advantages and disadvantages of British membership of the European Union? Why has British membership of the European Union rarely attracted a national consensus? Engaging with both academic and public debates about Britain and the European Union, this volume is essential reading for all students of British history, British politics, and European politics.

Author : Stephen George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1123568334

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Britain and European Integration Since 1945 by Stephen George Pdf

Author : William Mulligan,Brendan Simms
Publisher : Springer
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230289628

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The Primacy of Foreign Policy in British History, 1660–2000 by William Mulligan,Brendan Simms Pdf

External challenges, strategic threats, and war have shaped the course of modern British history. This volume examines how Britain mobilized to meet these challenges and how developments in the constitution, state, public sphere, and economy were a response to foreign policy issues from the Restoration to the rise of New Labour.

Author : N.J. Crowson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134147045

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The Conservative Party and European Integration Since 1945 by N.J. Crowson Pdf

This volume provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to British policy in Europe. By exploring the schisms within the party over Europe, through primary source-based history and theoretical discourses of political science, N.J. Crowson gives the reader the best sense of understanding of how and why the Conservative party’s policy attitudes to European integration have evolved. The Conservative Party and European Integration since 1945 adopts a thematic line based around two chronological periods, 1945–75 and 1975–2006, and uses different methodological approaches. It explores the shifting stances amongst Conservatives within an economic, political and international context as the party adjusted to the decline of Britain’s world role and the loss of empire. Crowson analyzes Britain’s role and relationship with Europe together with the study of the Conservative Party, and deals with economic, commercial and monetary issues, successfully bridging a serious gap in any discussion of the UK’s relations with the European Union and appreciation of the political world in which Conservative European policy has been framed and pursued since 1945. This book is recommended for background reading in undergraduate courses in British politics and European history.

Author : David Thackeray
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192548672

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Forging a British World of Trade by David Thackeray Pdf

Brexit is likely to lead to the largest shift in Britain's economic orientation in living memory. Some have argued that leaving the EU will enable Britain to revive markets in Commonwealth countries with which it has long-standing historical ties. Their opponents maintain that such claims are based on forms of imperial nostalgia which ignore the often uncomfortable historical trade relations between Britain and these countries, as well as the UK's historical role as a global, rather than chiefly imperial, economy. Forging a British World of Trade explores how efforts to promote a 'British World' system, centred on promoting trade between Britain and the Dominions, grew and declined in influence between the 1880s and 1970s. At the beginning of the twentieth century many people from London, to Sydney, Auckland, and Toronto considered themselves to belong to culturally British nations. British politicians and business leaders invested significant resources in promoting trade with Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa out of a perception that these were great markets of the future. However, ideas about promoting trade between 'British' peoples were racially exclusive. From the 1920s onwards, colonized and decolonizing populations questioned and challenged the basis of British World networks, making use of alternative forms of international collaboration promoted firstly by the League of Nations, and then by the United Nations. Schemes for imperial collaboration amongst ethnically 'British' peoples were hollowed out by the actions of a variety of political and business leaders across Asia and Africa who reshaped the functions and identity of the Commonwealth.

Author : Neil Rollings
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139469241

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British Business in the Formative Years of European Integration, 1945–1973 by Neil Rollings Pdf

This book questions conventional accounts of the history of European integration and British business. Integration accounts normally focus on the nation-state, while Neil Rollings focuses on business and its role in the development of European integration, which business historians have previously overlooked. Business provided a key link between economic integration, political integration, and the process of Europeanization. British businessmen perceived early on that European integration meant much more than the removal of tariffs and access to new markets. Indeed, British entry into the European community would alter the whole landscape of the European working environment. Consideration of European integration is revealed as a complex, relative, and dynamic issue, covering many issues such as competition policy, taxation, and company law. Based on extensive archival research, this book uses the case of business to emphasize the need to blend national histories with the history of European integration.

Author : David Gowland,Arthur Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135114695

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Britain and European Integration 1945-1998 by David Gowland,Arthur Turner Pdf

An illuminating and comprehensive exploration of a subject which has dominated the British political scene for much of the period since the Second World War. Through a wide and varied collection of documents, complemented by detailed and perceptive analysis, this book explores Britain's reactions to the dynamics of European integration. Key subjects covered include: * European unity and "missed opportunities" in the early post-war years * the Commonwealth dimension and the "special relationship" * Britain's belated attempts to join the EC in the 1960s * the singlecurrency.0L Many of its numerous sources are made widely accessible here for the first time. It is an invaluable resource for all students of Politics, Modern British History and European Studies.

Author : J. Singleton,Paul Robertson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781403919731

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Economic Relations Between Britain and Australia from the 1940s-196 by J. Singleton,Paul Robertson Pdf

In the early postwar era, Britain enjoyed a very close economic relationship with Australia and New Zealand through their common membership of the Sterling Area and the Commonwealth Preference Area. This book examines the breakdown of this relationship in the 1950 and 1960s. Britain and Australasia were driven apart by disputes over industrial protection, agriculture, capital supplies, and relations with other countries. Special emphasis is given to the implications for Australia and New Zealand of Britain's growing interest in European integration.

Author : Augusto Lopez-Claros,Arthur L. Dahl,Maja Groff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108476966

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Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century by Augusto Lopez-Claros,Arthur L. Dahl,Maja Groff Pdf

Identifies the major weaknesses in the current United Nations system and proposes fundamental reforms to address each. This title is also available as Open Access.

Author : Haakon A. Ikonomou,Aurélie Andry,Rebekka Byberg
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315460000

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European Enlargement Across Rounds and Beyond Borders by Haakon A. Ikonomou,Aurélie Andry,Rebekka Byberg Pdf

Muted political conditionality with continued regulatory and market conditionality -- Technicalisation and depoliticisation -- Bridging concepts and joint declarations -- Functional two- level games -- Multiple bi- and multilateralisms -- Conclusion: European integration without enlargement? -- Notes -- 9 Integration from the outside The EC and EFTA from 1960 to the 1995 enlargement -- Introduction -- On the creation of EFTA and the entry of the FTAs -- The turning point -- The EEA and the limits of economic integration -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10 Communitarian boomerang How Norway changed the Common Fisheries Policy, 1961-1972 -- Introduction -- The birth of the establishment line -- The death and resurrection of the establishment line -- Multilateral flip -- Abandoning the CFP -- Pressure -- Cas special -- Concluding remarks -- Notes -- 11 Conclusions -- Index

Author : David Gowland
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315463520

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Britain and the European Union by David Gowland Pdf

This engaging and concise text offers the student and the general reader a compact, readable treatment of British membership of the European Union from 1973 to the present day. It provides a highly distilled and accessible analysis and overview of some of the parameters and recurring features of Britain’s membership of the European Union, touching on all of the major facets of membership. Key features: examines the constant and changing character of British membership of the European Union (EU) discusses the problematical and often paradoxical features of membership familiarizes the reader with both academic and public debates about the subject offers thematic treatment of all aspects of policy and attitudes towards the EU provides an overview of the main landmarks in the history of the EU since 1973 presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date text on the course and result of the EU referendum campaign. This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and the generally interested reader in the areas of European Studies, British Politics, EU Studies, Area Studies and International Relations.

Author : Evan Smith,Jayne Persian,Vashti Jane Fox
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000816402

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Histories of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Australia by Evan Smith,Jayne Persian,Vashti Jane Fox Pdf

Histories of Fascism and Anti-Fascism in Australia provides a history of fascist movements and anti-fascist resistance in Australia over the past century. In recent years, the far right has become a resurgent force across the globe, resulting in populist parties securing electoral victories, social movements organising on the streets, and acts of right-wing terrorism. Australia has not been immune to this. However, this is not merely a recent phenomenon; it has a long history of fascist and far-right groups and individuals. These groups have attempted to situate themselves within the wider settler colonial political landscape, often portraying themselves as the inheritors of a violent and exclusionary colonial past. Concurrently, these groups have linked into globalised anti-communist and white supremacist networks. At the same time, Australia has often seen resistance to fascism and the far right, from the political centre to the far left. Covering the period from the 1920s to the present day, and featuring insights from historians, sociologists, and political scientists, this book provides the most detailed account of this fascinating and important topic. This book will be of interest to students and activists with an interest in the extreme right and anti-fascism as well as Australian history, politics, and society.

Author : Ian McGibbon
Publisher : Massey University Press
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781991016096

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New Zealand's Foreign Service by Ian McGibbon Pdf

Since 1943, during war, humanitarian and natural disasters, and flashpoints of global tension, one government department has been charged with the critical role of representing New Zealand's interests overseas. In doing so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (and its predecessors) has needed to respond to ever-evolving political and military allegiances, trade globalization, economic threats, natural disasters, and military conflict on behalf of a small nation that seeks to engage on the global stage while maintaining the principles that underpin its political institutions. For more than 75 years the ministry has been served by some remarkable people, dedicated to an organization that has reflected New Zealand's developing sense of nationhood and place in world. This history of the foreign service, edited by one of New Zealand's foremost historians, captures the high stakes, skill, and intelligence involved in the development of a unique organization.