How Europe Shapes British Public Policy
Distributed for Policy Press at the University of Bristol
276 pages
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6 x 9
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© 2013
How Europe Shapes British Public Policy examines how the European Union became a sectarian issue for citizens of the UK. It analyzes the effects of EU membership in the shaping of key areas, including trade and privatization, the single market, the environment, and the development and implementation of a devolved and decentralized governance. Discussing the ways UK citizens have grown politically disengaged as a result of EU political practices and policy making, it goes on to examine the implications this has had for the depoliticization of government and civil services.
Contents
List of table and figures
Abbreviations
Terminology
About the author
Preface
Abbreviations
Terminology
About the author
Preface
1. Introduction: UK’s relationship with the EU
Introduction
Policy impulse and progression in the EU
Policy shaping
The provenance of Britain’s position
A culture of denial?
Camouflaging the EU’s influence on British public policy
Devolution, the UK and the EU
Conclusions: nature or nurture—what is the genealogical and cultural legacy of 50 years of this approach?
2. Mechanisms of policymaking
Introduction
Strategy and policy: the ‘So what?’ question
Policy provenance and impulse for change
Mechanisms of policymaking and their influence
Influence in and on policymaking
Conclusions
3. British public policymaking
Introduction
Setting British public policy agendas
British public policy: the role of internal and external influences
Role of the civil service in policymaking
Devolution: the changing context of policymaking
Conclusions
4. Shaping policy in the EU
Introduction
Theories, claims and wider explanations of policy development within the EU
Policy provenance and impulses in the EU
Effects of EU policymaking
Conclusions: what kind of governance machine is the EU?
5. Trade and competition
Introduction
Conducting trade policy in the EU
Introduction of EU legislation on public procurement
Transposition of trade requirements into UK practice and delivery
Impact of competition on central government
Impact of competition on local government
Conclusions
6. The Single European Market and transport
Introduction
The EU approach to implementing the Single European Act
Implementation of the Single European Market in the UK
Influence of the Single European Market in the UK: the case of transport policy
How has the EU shaped the UK’s transport policies?
Conclusions
7. Environment and sustainability
Introduction
Development of the EU environmental competencies and programmes
Reception of the EU environmental agenda in the UK
How has the UK fared in comparison with other member states?
Implications of pooling the UK’s environmental policy in the EU
Conclusions
8. Territory and subsidiarity
Introduction
EU policies as spatial instruments
Multi-Level Governance: theory, outcome or policy?
The role of subsidiarity
Territorial cohesion
How has subsidiarity shaped and influenced British public policies?
Conclusions
9. How does Europe shape British public policy?
Introduction
Policy shaping in practice
Detecting where the EU shapes British public policy
Conclusions
3. British public policymaking
Introduction
Setting British public policy agendas
British public policy: the role of internal and external influences
Role of the civil service in policymaking
Devolution: the changing context of policymaking
Conclusions
4. Shaping policy in the EU
Introduction
Theories, claims and wider explanations of policy development within the EU
Policy provenance and impulses in the EU
Effects of EU policymaking
Conclusions: what kind of governance machine is the EU?
5. Trade and competition
Introduction
Conducting trade policy in the EU
Introduction of EU legislation on public procurement
Transposition of trade requirements into UK practice and delivery
Impact of competition on central government
Impact of competition on local government
Conclusions
6. The Single European Market and transport
Introduction
The EU approach to implementing the Single European Act
Implementation of the Single European Market in the UK
Influence of the Single European Market in the UK: the case of transport policy
How has the EU shaped the UK’s transport policies?
Conclusions
7. Environment and sustainability
Introduction
Development of the EU environmental competencies and programmes
Reception of the EU environmental agenda in the UK
How has the UK fared in comparison with other member states?
Implications of pooling the UK’s environmental policy in the EU
Conclusions
8. Territory and subsidiarity
Introduction
EU policies as spatial instruments
Multi-Level Governance: theory, outcome or policy?
The role of subsidiarity
Territorial cohesion
How has subsidiarity shaped and influenced British public policies?
Conclusions
9. How does Europe shape British public policy?
Introduction
Policy shaping in practice
Detecting where the EU shapes British public policy
Conclusions
References
Index
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