Overview
- Looks at historical debates about Britain’s integration in the EU in order to shed light on its present relationship
- Adds important historical depth to the current debate about Britain’s place and role in Europe
- Sheds light on the origins of a number of the major policy themes of the contemporary debate
Part of the book series: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World (SCCCW)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Roy Jenkins brought great talent to Europe’s top job. He played a key role in re-launching European monetary integration, winning the right to attend the new global summits, and smoothing Greece’s path to EC membership. But he fell short of other targets. Commission reform remained elusive, as did an improvement of the UK’s troubled relationship with the EC. Indeed the row over Britain’s contribution to the EC budget, meant that Britain’s position in Europe was as difficult when he left Brussels as it had been when he arrived. This study will look at how Jenkins approached his role, identifying his priorities, examining his working methods, and exploring his rapport with the European and international statesmen with whom he had to work. In the process, the book will shed light on the nature of the job, on Jenkins’ own talents and limitations, and on the European Community as it struggled with the global economic crisis of the 1970s.
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About the author
Piers Ludlow has taught European history at the London School of Economics, UK, since 1998. His research centres on the history of European integration – and on Britain’s difficulties with it. Previous books include Dealing With Britain: the Six and the First UK Application to the EEC (1997) and The European Community and the Crises of the 1960s: Negotiating the Gaullist Challenge (2006).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Roy Jenkins and the European Commission Presidency, 1976 –1980
Book Subtitle: At the Heart of Europe
Authors: N. Piers Ludlow
Series Title: Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51530-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-51529-2Published: 11 April 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-70330-2Published: 19 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-51530-8Published: 02 April 2016
Series ISSN: 2731-6807
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6815
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 278
Topics: Modern History, European History