The UK Challenge to Europeanization The Persistence of British Euros
This timely contribution pulls no punches and views the UK as institutionally Eurosceptic across politics and society, from the press to defence. It represents a rich and original contribution to the emerging field of Eurosceptic studies, and a key contri
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The UK Challenge to Europeanization The Persistence of British Euroscepticism Edited by
Karine Tournier-Sol Senior Lecturer in British Politics, University of Toulon, France
Chris Gifford Head of Department, Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK
Selection, introduction and editorial matter © Karine Tournier-Sol and Chris Gifford 2015 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2015
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ISBN 978-1-349-57850-4 ISBN 978-1-137-48816-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9781137488169 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The UK challenge to Europeanization : the persistence of British Euroscepticism / edited by Karine Tournier-Sol, Chris Gifford. pages cm Summary: “Britain’s part in the future of European integration remains at the forefront of political debate, with the prospect of a European Union exit referendum a real possibility. For EU membership to be so contentious for a long-standing member-state rules out problems of adjustment and accommodation. Euroscepticism is not marginal or temporary in the UK, it is a persistent and embedded facet of British political society. This timely book considers the UK as profoundly Eurosceptic, and analyses its distinctive Euroscepticism and resistance to Europeanisation in many aspects of its culture and in its core institutions. Addressing a range of topics from the pre
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