Ignoring Europe? Reassessing the British Labour Party’s Policy towards European Integration, 1951-60

Matthew Broad

doi:10.5771/0947-9511-2018-1-95

Contents
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- 1–4 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–4
- 5–8 Introduction Fernando GUIRAO Fernando GUIRAO 5–8
- 9–30 A Pragmatic Visionary Through a Century of Change – Pierre Werner Elena DANESCU Elena DANESCU 9–30
- 31–58 Durable dans les attentes, non durable dans la réalité:le développement durable de la PAC à l’épreuve des faits, 1957-2008 Giuliana LASCHI Giuliana LASCHI 31–58
- 59–78 The Genscher-Colombo Plan: A forgotten page in the European Integration History Deborah CUCCIA Deborah CUCCIA 59–78
- 79–94 The Idea of Europe at the Origins of the European People’s Party. The Making of the European Manifesto and of the EPP’s Political Programme Jacopo CELLINI Jacopo CELLINI 79–94
- 95–114 Ignoring Europe? Reassessing the British Labour Party’s Policy towards European Integration, 1951-60 Matthew Broad Matthew Broad 95–114
- 115–142 The intricate question of European democracy: national parliamentary debates on the European Elections Act of 1976 Hilde Reiding, Joachim Wintzer, Thorsten BORRING OLESEN, Marloes BEERS, , Valentine LOMELLINI Hilde Reiding, Joachim Wintzer, Thorsten BORRING OLESEN, Marloes BEERS, , Valentine LOMELLINI 115–142
- 143–166 Does the EU Have a Past? Narratives of European Integration History and the Union’s Public Awareness Deficit Kiran Klaus PATEL, Alexandros SIANOS, Sophie VANHOONACKER Kiran Klaus PATEL, Alexandros SIANOS, Sophie VANHOONACKER 143–166
- 167–186 L’OIT et les nouveaux États africains (1945-1963): un régionalisme de transition face au défi de la décolonisation Nadjib SOUAMAA Nadjib SOUAMAA 167–186
- 187–210 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen 187–210
- 211–212 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten 211–212
- 213–222 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen 213–222
- 223–224 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren 223–224
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JEIH Journal of European Integration History , page 95 - 114

Ignoring Europe? Reassessing the British Labour Party’s Policy towards European Integration, 1951-60

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Matthew Broad

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0947-9511-2018-1-95
- ISSN: 0947-9511
- ISSN online: 2942-321X
Abstract

The 1950s were a turning point in British European policy during which the country moved from passive bystander to prospective member of the European Economic Community (EEC). Existing scholarship, though, depicts the opposition Labour Party as choosing largely to ignore this shift. This article by contrast shows that at various levels Labour did systematically talk about the vexed question of Britain’s European future. Indeed, a critical mass of the Party quickly recognised the necessity of a closer relationship with the EEC, supported membership of the Free Trade Area (FTA) as the best institutional forum for this undertaking and, following its collapse, sought with some energy to prevent the ensuing economic and political division of Western Europe. In revealing Labour policy as more nuanced and measured, the article aims ultimately to promote the 1950s as a far more crucial component in the broader story of how the Party grappled with closer cooperation among European states.
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