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The Making of Eurosceptic Britain Chris Gifford, University of Huddersfield, UK Second Edition ‘Not only does this book provide us with an updated analysis of the relationship between the UK and the EU but it offers an essential contribution to the debate about British Euroscepticism. In identifying it as a structural effect of post-imperial change and “integral to the trajectory of the British political order”, Gifford gives a new and fascinating perspective to British post-war history.’ Agnès Alexandre-Collier, Université de Bourgogne, France ‘For those seeking to make sense of Britain’s troubled relationship with Europe, Chris Gifford’s historical-political analysis provides a timely and engaging argument. Keeping pace with Eurosceptic politics and theoretical advances, Gifford explains convincingly why Europe was not – nor could ever be – an answer to Britain’s post-imperial malaise.’ Ben Wellings, Monash University, Australia
What has been the political impact of the Eurozone Debt Crisis in the
Contents: Preface; Introduction; The post-imperial crisis; Britain
UK? To what extent have the bank collapses and bailouts reinforced
and the beginnings of European integration; British membership
Britain’s Eurosceptic trajectory? In this revised and updated second
and its opponents; Eurosceptic Thatcherism; A European crisis of
edition Chris Gifford addresses these key questions reflecting on
the British state; Labour in power: the rise and fall of Anglo-Europe;
the Labour government’s approach to Europe while exploring the
The Eurosceptic challenge to the coalition government; Conclusion;
extensive mobilisation of Eurosceptic forces in opposition to the
Bibliography; Index.
Conservative-led coalition government. About the author: Dr Chris Gifford is the Head of Department of The book examines the extent to which Euroscepticism has become
Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Huddersfield
dominant within both the Conservative leadership and the bulk of its
where he is a member of the Academy for British and Irish Studies.
parliamentary party and how this has affected the relationship of the coalition government with the European Union. By placing current attitudes to Europe in relation to the wider history of Britain’s post
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war interaction with its continental neighbours the author shows how British Euroscepticism is structural in nature and a persistent and institutionalised feature of UK Politics.
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