Overview

This book explores the complex relationship between small states and European integration using the case study of Iceland, the only Nordic state not to have applied for EU membership. The authors seek to explain the country's reluctance to participate in European integration and how the political elite considers membership to have unbearable constraints on the economy, fishing interests, the farming community and Icelandic society in general.

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Author:   Baldur Thorhallsson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780415282529

ISBN 10:   0415282527
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   22 April 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Approaching the Question: Domestic Background and Conceptual Framework 2. The First Steps: Iceland's Policy on European Integration from the Foundation of the Republic to 1972 3. A Controversial Step: Membership of the EEA 4. Deeply Involved in the European Project: Membership of Schengen 5. Partial Engagement: A Practical Solution 6. Life is First and Foremost Saltfish 7. The Special Relationship between Iceland and the United States of America 8. Discussing Europe: Icelandic Nationalism and European Integration 9. The Euro-Sceptical Political Elite 10. Shackled by Smallness: A Weak Administration as a Determinant of Policy Choice11. Towards a New Theoretical Approach

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Baldur Thorhallson is Associate Professor of Political Science, and Chairman of the Institute of International Affairs and the Centre for Small State Studies, at the University of Iceland

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