Product Description: Britain's relationship with the EU has always been riddled with doubt, scepticism and awkwardness. This much-needed new book examines why, how and with what effect the EU has become such a contentious issue in UK politics. It places the debate in historical context by starting with an overview of debates about membership in the 1950s and 1960s and then goes on to examine the impact of Britain's membership since 1973 across core policy areas, including economic and monetary union, agriculture, and foreign and security policy...read more

Product Description: Migration is at the heart of the contemporary European Union. This new edition addresses three key questions that underpin EU responses to migration policy.First, what role does the EU play in the regulation of migration? Second, how and why have EU measures developed to promote the integration of migrants and their descendants? Third, what impact do EU measures on migration and asylum have on new member states and non member states?The updated edition covers important recent developments, addressing new migration flows and the external dimension of EU action on migration and asylum and placing in all these in the context of a 'wider' Europe...read more

Product Description: The 2005 UK General Election promised to be a hard-fought contest. Drawing upon contributions from a range of experts, this book explains the basis upon which the election was fought. Combining analysis of the party campaigns with a longer-term assessment of the handling of key issues, the volume provides a definitive guide to how the election was won and lost...read more

Product Description: This major new book provides a systematic overview and assessment of all aspects of Britain's relations with the EU of the extent to which British politics has been Europeanized since joining. The author argues that despite its widespread characterization as an awkward partner, Britain is not alone among EU members in being out of step on occasions--though these have been more frequent than for other major member states--and has a very good record of compliance with EU policies once adopted...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This text fulfills a major gap by comprehensively reviewing one of the most salient policy issues in Europe today, migration and immigration. It is the first book to address the question of whether we can legitimately speak of a European politics of migration that links states in terms of their policy response to each other and to an evolving EU policy...read more

Product Description: Labour's Second Landslide describes and analyzes the 2001 British General Election. Edited by Andrew Geddes and Jonathan Tonge, who also edited the popular 1997 election book, Labour's Landslide, this book provides a lively and accessible, yet rigorous examination of the British electoral battleground by bringing together leading academics to assess the results and explore the issues that shaped the election outcome...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Migration is at the heart of the contemporary EU. This book addresses the two key questions that underpin EU responses to migration policy. Firstly, the efforts to control immigration and secondly, the chances for inclusion of migrants and their descendants...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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