Britain and the Puzzle of European Union
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- ISBN 9781032064154
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Sep 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book is a study of the complex relationship between Britain and Europe from the Second World War to the present day.
Drawing on first-hand experience of British and European politics, the author highlights not only the dramatically shifting power play between London and Brussels but also the EU’s own struggle to come to terms with its federal mission. He traces the important constitutional events that have fashioned the EU, of which the Brexit process is an outstanding example. The author proposes a number of constitutional reforms which, if carried through, would form the basis of a new entente between the EU and the UK. Both polities will profit from stronger democratic government of a federal type. The author advocates spanning the divide between NATO and the EU. He proposes installing a new class of affiliate EU membership, which may be useful for the whole European neighbourhood, including the UK.
Featuring the history, present and future of Britain’s relationship with the European Union, the book will be of worldwide interest to students and practitioners of European integration, as well as diplomats and journalists. It is the first comprehensive manifesto for the future of Europe and Britain since Brexit.
Andrew Duff is one of Europe’s leading federalist thinkers. He was a prominent British Member of the European Parliament and Liberal spokesman on constitutional affairs from 1999 to 2014. Duff is a long-standing campaigner for the reform of the European Union. He opposed the holding of the Brexit referendum as well as its result.
