1st Edition
New Labour and the European Union Political Strategy, Policy Transition and the Amsterdam Treaty Negotiation
By Stefano Fella
Copyright 2002
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
536 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2002. This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on the UK-EU relationship and on the development of the Labour party since Tony Blair became leader in 1994, providing a detailed examination of the process of policy-making undertaken by Labour in relation to the 1996-97 intergovernmental conference (IGC) of the EU. It tracks policy development from... Read more
Contents
Introduction: Britain and the European treaty review of 1996
Labour’s new Europeanism and the IGC agenda
The leader’s working-group on the IGC
The PES, the EPLP and the trade unions: Europeanizing influences on policy?
The countdown to government; Labour in government: the IGC endgame
Conclusion: continuity, change, ideological shifts and counter-shifts
Bibliography
Index.
Biography
Fella, Stefano
’This is an important book. It provides a thorough explanation of the negotiations for the Treaty of Amsterdam; it elucidates the relationships between the socialist parties in the European Union; and it offers a fascinating insight into the policy process at the heart of New Labour.’ Professor Mike Newman, University of North London, UK 'A thorough study of the European policy of the British Labour Party under Blair'. The International Spectator
