Roy Jenkins and the European Commission Presidency, 1976 -1980 : At the Heart of Europe
Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- A Unique Source Base -- Existing Scholarship -- The Structure of the Volume -- Chapter 2: The Very British Trajectory of a Pro-European: Roy Jenkins and Europe Prior to 1976 -- The Early Years -- A Young MP -- An Ad...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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London : Palgrave Macmillan UK,
2016
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World
Security, Conflict and Cooperation in the Contemporary World Ser. |
| Schlagworte: | Europe-History Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (282 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- A Unique Source Base -- Existing Scholarship -- The Structure of the Volume -- Chapter 2: The Very British Trajectory of a Pro-European: Roy Jenkins and Europe Prior to 1976 -- The Early Years -- A Young MP -- An Advocate of British EEC Membership -- Defeat and Disillusionment -- What Type of Europe? -- Chapter 3: Preparing for Brussels: Priorities, Personalities, and Portfolios -- A Very Political Choice -- Assembling a Team -- Learning How the Commission Worked -- Devising a Programme of Commission Reform The Quest for a Strong Commission -- Which Commissioner for Which Job? -- Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Growing into the Role: The Battle to Secure G7 Representation -- Getting to Grips with the Commission -- Beyond the Commission -- International Engagement -- The Battle for a Community Seat -- Chapter 5: Finding a Sense of Direction: Jenkins and the Launch of the European Monetary System -- The Choice of Monetary Union as a Policy Priority -- Blazing a Trail: The Launch of Jenkins' Monetary Initiative -- Jenkins and the EMS Chapter 6: Reaching Out Beyond the Community: Enlargement and International Representation -- Recognising the Imperative to Enlarge -- G7 Partners and the EC's 'Near Abroad' -- From Greenland's Icy Mountains to Afric's Golden Sand -- Conclusions -- Chapter 7: The Search for a New Policy Priority: Commission Reform, Direct Elections, Agriculture, and Energy -- Commission Reform -- The Challenge of an Elected Parliament -- Slaying Europe's Sacred Cow? -- The Energy Challenge -- A Gradual Loss of Dynamism? Chapter 8: The Curse of British Politics: Thatcher, the British Budgetary Dispute, and the Lure of Domestic Politics -- A Very British President -- The Persistence of the British Problem -- Seizing the Opportunity: Jenkins as BBQ Mediator -- The Lure of British Politics -- Chapter 9: Conclusions -- The Nature of the Job -- Jenkins and the Presidency -- A Bad Time to Be President -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- European Commission Historical Archives, Brussels -- Historical Archives of the European Union, Florence -- Tickell Papers, All Souls College, Oxford Jenkins' Papers, Bodleian Library, Oxford -- UK National Archives, Kew -- Archives Nationales, Pierrefitte, Paris, France -- Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Bonn, Germany -- Archive of European Integration, Pittsburgh -- Secondary Sources -- List of Interviews Conducted -- Index |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based upon print version of record |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (282 p) |
| ISBN: | 9781137515292 1137515295 9781137515308 1137515309 |