The Making of Britain's European Foreign Policy - Brossura

Forster, Anthony; Blair, Alasdair

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ISBN 10: 0582418356 ISBN 13: 9780582418356

Casa editrice: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 2001

Riassunto

An examination of where power lies in the making of British European policy.

• The significance of British foreign policy in relation to Europe stretches the grand policy of monetary union to the regulation of air quality
• Leads to understanding the policy significance of European affairs to Britain
• Charts the evolution of British European policy since 1973.

The significance of British foreign policy in relation to Europe is wide-ranging, stretching from the grand policy of monetary union to the regulation of air quality. These developments span all government departments - European affairs does not, therefore, just fall under the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; policy-making and policy-implementation issues permeate into the wider body of domestic government departments, from Trade and Industry to the Treasury and Social Security to the Scottish Office. European and domestic foreign policy are no longer separate but intrinsically intertwined. This study is an invaluable contribution to the subject, directing readers through the significance of European affairs to Britain, the manner in which decisions are taken and the likely developments in the future. The transformation of the context of foreign policy making, the technological revolution, and the change in international relations between ostensibly `sovereign' countries and changes at the domestic level are striking. This book examines these issues through an analysis of the British European policy making process.

Dr. Alasdair Blair is a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University. Dr. Anthony Forster is at the University of Nottingham.

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Recensione:

"...a pertinent and user-friendly addition to the literature"                                      

"a significant service for all scholars of this subject"                                                       

"As revealing as it is welcome, this text makes a real contribution to our understanding of the UK's continually evolving relationship with the European Union (EU), whether in terms of its complexities, implications or possibilities"                                              

"...these case studies (are) insightful and provocative"                                                   

"Forster and Blair have...given us a tool to be used in facilitating a greater understanding of the historic changes that have taken place in the UK as a result of its European integration, as well as an appreciation of the profundity of what has taken place"    

Maurice FitzGerald, Loughborough University (European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol. 8, Issue 3)

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'This is a very clearly written book that makes a significant contribution to the analysis of how British policy towards the European Union is made, and provides considerable insight into the extent of the Europeanisation of British policy making. The book also provides up-to-date information on the mechanisms of policy co-ordination within Whitehall, and the role of politicians and of the wider British policy communities' - Stephen George The significance of British foreign policy in relation to Europe is wide-ranging, stretching from the grand policy of monetary union to the regulation of air quality. These developments span all government departments - European affairs does not, therefore, just fall under the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; policy-making and policy-implementation issues permeate into the wider body of domestic government departments, from Trade and Industry to the Treasury and Social Security to the Scottish Office. European and domestic foreign policy are no longer separate but intrinsically intertwined. This study is an invaluable contribution to the subject, directing readers through the significance of European affairs to Britain, the manner in which decisions are taken and the likely developments in the future.

The transformation of the context of foreign policy making, the technological revolution, and the change in international relations between ostensibly `sovereign' countries and changes at the domestic level are striking. This book will examine these issues through an analysis of British European policy making process. Its aims are three-fold.

First, to examine where power lies in the making of British European policy. Second, to examine the extent to which the process through which European foreign policy is made, shapes the outcome. There are two aspects to this. Are different types of issue handled at different levels of policy-making, and are any patterns discernible? For example does the high, sectoral and low politics distinction still hold true? Does each pattern display a specific set of characteristics in terms of participants, political and official level interaction and freedom of manoeuvre? Third, it examines three future scenarios for the making of European foreign policy.

A study of British European Foreign policy will therefore help to direct the reader through the policy significance of European affairs to Britain, the manner in which decisions are taken and the likely development for this area. This approach benefits from case study material and draws on primary research and secondary material. The book would consequently provide a valuable addition to the Political Dynamics of the European Union series by filling a gap in the existing literature.

The book principally charts the evolution of British European policy since 1973, but  briefly makes reference in the introduction to earlier developments. The book takes a case study approach to illustrate major concepts and themes. It examines patterns of foreign policy-making and these will include EU treaty negotiations, financial affairs and regulatory standards. This work builds upon the existing research of each author. Both have paid particular attention to the dynamic of change in the British European policy.
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the significance of Britain's foreign policy in relation to European affairs - an area of interest to students of Politics, International Relations and Law as well as academics, politicians, EU and NATO officials and specialised journalists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
List of abbreviations (5 pages)

PART 1: CHANGING DYNAMICS
1: British European Policy in Historical Perspective (10 pages)
2: The evolution of Britain’s European foreign policy (20 pages)

PART 2: SETTING THE AGENDA
3: The Machinery of Government (10 pages)
4: Case Study 1: Treaty negotiations (15 pages)
5: Case Study 2: Financial Policy (15 pages)
6: Case Study 3: Regulatory Standards (15 pages)

PART 3: A NEW FOREIGN POLICY?
7: Future Scenarios (15 pages)
8: Conclusion (10 pages)

PART 4: REFERENCE SECTION
Glossary (7 pages)
Antici
Cabinet Office European Secretariat
Common Foreign and Security Policy
Coreper
Council of Ministers
Differentiated integration
European Council
Euro-sceptics
Franco-German axis
Friends of the Presidency
Hard Ecu
Interest Group
Intergovernmental Conference
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Permanent Representation
Presidency
Qualified Majority Voting
Select Committees
SGCI
UK Permanent Representation
Western European Union

Bibliography (8 pages)

THE AUTHORSDr Alasdair Blair of the School of International Studies and Law at Coventry University.

Dr Anthony Forster is Senior Lecturer and Director of Research, Defence studies Department, King's College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College.

THE SERIES
Series Editors: Professor Kenneth Dyson and Professor Kevin Featherstone, Dept of European Studies, University of Bradford.

A fresh and innovative new series, written by leading authorities providing students and researchers with concise analyses of key topics relating to the European Union and its future development. Each book focuses on the key questions 'What is changing?', 'Where does power lie?'and 'What are the likely scenarios for development?' enabling the student to gain a better sense of the dynamic processes within EU.

Titles already published include:
Beetham & Lord 'Legitimacy and the European Union', Sept '98, 800 copies sold, £11.99
Radaelli 'Technocracy', April '99, 280 copies sold, £14.99

and in the pipepline
Cole 'Franco-German Relations' due March 2000
Allen 'The Common Foriegn and Security Policy of the European Union' due March 2000
Featherstone 'A Multi-Speed European Integration Process' due April 2000
Rhodes 'European Social Policy' due Spring 2000

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• Editore: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0582418356
• ISBN 13: 9780582418356
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 223