Origins and Evolution of British Policy on Western European Integration (1945~1960)

Author: Hong Yousheng
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Publish Date: 2001-06-01
Features: This book studies the origins and evolution of British policy toward Western European integration from 1945 to 1960, exploring its motivations. By the late 1940s, Britain had formed a European policy that relied on the Atlantic Alliance and supplemented it with support for intergovernmental cooperation in Western European unity, opposing the supranational nature of Western European integration. The book examines the process of Britain's response to the Schuman Plan, the Pleven Plan, and the efforts of the six Western European countries to establish the European Economic Community from 1950 until the early 1960s. In the face of fundamental changes in Britain's international position and the success of Western European integration, Britain underwent a repositioning and ultimately changed its policy, making it a prevailing trend.