The UK Challenge to Europeanization : The Persistence of British Euroscepticism

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 contribution to this important issue. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: The Structure of British Euroscepticism....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 The Essential Englishman: The Cultural Nature and Origins of British Euroscepticism....Pages 17-32 ‘Beyond Awkwardness: England, the European Union and the End of Integration’....Pages 33-50 Beyond the English? The UK’s Pluri-National Euroscepticism....Pages 51-72 British Euroscepticism and the Geopolitics of a Post-Imperial Britain....Pages 73-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Reassessing British Conservative Euroscepticism as a Case of Party (Mis)Management....Pages 99-116 The Dilemma of Pro-European Parties in the UK: The Case of Labour and the Liberal Democrats Since 2010....Pages 117-133 The UKIP Challenge....Pages 134-147 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 Performing Euroscepticism: The UK Press and Cameron’s Bloomberg Speech....Pages 151-171 Extra-Parliamentary Eurosceptic Actors in the UK....Pages 172-188 Front Matter....Pages 189-189 British Political Discourse on the EU in the Context of the Eurozone Crisis....Pages 191-209 The Role of Finance in the UK’s Relationship with the European Union....Pages 210-231 The Transatlantic Dimension of British Euroscepticism....Pages 232-248 Back Matter....Pages 249-259 "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 press to defence, it cuts across history, politics, cultural studies, economics and international relations and offers a rich, original and interdisciplinary contribution to the emerging field of Eurosceptic studies"-- Provided by publisher