The Balancing Act: National Identity and Sovereignty for Britain in Europe

, by Ichijo, Atsuko

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ISBN: 9781845401153 | 1845401158
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/1/2008

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Examines the historical formation of Britain as a conglomerate state and of key moments in its interrelations with the European powers.

List of Tables	p. v
Preface	p. vi
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
State and Nation Formation in Britain	p. 8
Introduction	p. 8
The formation of Britain as an independent state	p. 11
Dominant discourses of nationhood	p. 18
Concluding remarks	p. 22
British Involvement with European Integration	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
An overview of relations with Europe: events and issues	p. 23
The British as reluctant Europeans: some explanation	p. 23
Geopolitical conditions	p. 29
Historical conditions: English experiences	p. 31
Public attitudes towards Europe	p. 34
Concluding remarks	p. 41
Britain's Place in the World: Political Elites' View	p. 43
Introduction	p. 43
Representations of Britain	p. 45
Britain as a global player	p. 45
Britain the good - a moral force	p. 46
Britain's relationship with the US and Europe	p. 49
Representations of the EU	p. 53
Negative representations of Europe	p. 53
Positive views of Europe	p. 55
Enlargement	p. 58
The EU constitution	p. 60
Concluding remarks	p. 62
What Do the Media Make of Britain and Europe?	p. 64
Introduction	p. 64
Nice Summit	p. 65
The representations of Britain	p. 65
The relationship between Britain and the EU	p. 67
The representations of the EU	p. 68
The euro launch	p. 71
The representations of Britain	p. 71
The relationship with the EU	p. 74
The representations of the EU	p. 75
Nations, nation-states and their sovereignty	p. 78
The EU constitution (The Treaty for Establishing a Constitution for Europe)	p. 79
Concluding remarks	p. 83
What Do 'Real' People Think?: The Survey	p. 85
Introduction	p. 85
Closeness to various groups	p. 86
Patterns of identification	p. 89
British identity	p. 92
European Identity	p. 98
Conceptions of Identity	p. 103
Concluding remarks	p. 105
What Do 'Real' People Think?: The Interviews	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
Claim of lack of knowledge/interest	p. 109
Representations of Britain and the British	p. 111
Britain as an Island	p. 111
Britain: caught up in history	p. 113
Britain as a bridge between Europe and the US	p. 114
Representations of the EU	p. 115
Alienation	p. 115
Appreciation	p. 118
The euro	p. 121
The euro: against	p. 121
The euro: for	p. 123
European identity	p. 125
European as opposed to American/rest of world	p. 126
European as opposed to British	p. 127
Concluding remarks	p. 128
Conclusion	p. 130
Bibliography	p. 133
Appendix	p. 138
Index	p. 150
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The Balancing Act: National Identity and Sovereignty for Britain in Europe

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