Britain in the European Union Today Third

This edition is based on the original by Colin Pilkington and provides a review of how European Unity has been handled by British governments and politics. It has been updated to include all new developments including the proposed new consititution and the euro-elections of 2004. Additional material aslo considers the role of pressure groups within the Union and the approach adopted by British Lobbyists. As an up-to-date edition of a well established text, this book will be essential reading for students and teachers interested in the relationship between Britain and Europe.

Duncan Watts is Editor of the Politics Association Resource Centre. Colin Pilkington was Lecturer in Political Sociology at the Liverpool Institute of Higher Education and Principal Examiner in GCSE Politics.

Tables and boxes

vii

Preface to the second edition

ix

Preface to the third edition

xiii

Glossary

xv

Abbreviations

xix

Introduction

1

(7)

Part I History and structure of the European Union

The origins and growth of the European Community, 1945--85

8

(30)

From the single market to the constitution, 1985 to the present day

38

(35)

The institutions of the EU

73

(33)

Part II The impact of Europe on the British political system

Sovereignty and constitutional change

106

(21)

Policy and the decision-making process

127

(23)

EU policies and their impact on Britain

150

(46)

Part III Participation

Representation: elections to the European Parliament

196

(23)

British political parties and Europe

219

(27)

Pressure groups in the EU

246

(24)

Part IV Concluding thoughts

Britain and the EU: past, present and future

270

(19)

Further information about the EU

289

(2)

Index

291

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