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Item Metadata only Poetry and Politics: The Spanish Civil War Poetry of César Vallejo(Routledge, 1992-04) Lambie, GeorgeItem Open Access Swimming with the tide? Britain and the Maastricht Treaty negotiations on Common Foreign and Security Policy(Taylor and Francis, 1998) Blair, AlasdairDespite the importance of the Treaty on European Union, little attention has been paid to the manner in which the negotiations were conducted or to an analysis of particular topics. This article addresses one particular aspect by focusing on Britain’s participation in the Common Foreign and Security Policy negotiations. It emphasises that, notwithstanding London being portrayed as an ‘awkward’ member of the European Union, it was neither awkward nor isolated in the course of the CFSP negotiations. Moreover, Britain eventually accepted a formula which went further than its pre-negotiating position. An important influence on this outcome was the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s stranglehold on the dossier. Conservative MPs were also generally more concerned about symbolic issues, including Economic and Monetary Union, the Social Chapter and the proposed federal goal. Greater freedom was therefore possible for negotiators within the area of CFSP, where Britain formed an effective alliance with other Member States, most notably Italy.Item Metadata only The councillor: representing a locality and the party group.(University of Birmingham., 1998) Copus, ColinItem Open Access UK policy co-ordination during the 1990-91 Intergovernmental Conference(Diplomacy and Statecraft, 1998) Blair, AlasdairDespite the importance of European Union negotiations, the majority of scholarly attention has not been directed towards the means by which policy is co-ordinated in Member States. This article addresses one aspect of this gap by focusing upon the structures which existed for UK policy-making during the 1990-91 IGC negotiations. Particular emphasis is attached to the key role of officials, who often proved crucial to the extraction of compromises at the European level, and the manner by which policy was constrained by the inability of the Prime Minister to dominate Cabinet.Item Metadata only Local party groups.(Philip Allan, 1998-11) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only The party group: a barrier to democratic renewal.(Routledge, 1999) Copus, ColinItem Open Access Question Time: Questionnaires and Maastricht(Blackwells, 1999) Blair, AlasdairOne of the most significant questions facing researchers engaged in contemporary history is the use of sources. These might include archival, oral, visual, electronic or printed sources. The particular mix employed will depend on the topic covered and the amount of time and money available to conduct the work. This article reviews both the importance and limitation of questionnaires for examining contemporary history in light of the advice provided in methodological texts.Item Metadata only Reinforcing participatory democracy in Cuba: an alternative development strategy(Routledge, 1999) Lambie, GeorgeItem Metadata only The party group and modernising local democracy.(1999) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only Dealing with Europe: Britain and the Negotiation of the Maastricht Treaty(Ashgate Press, 1999) Blair, AlasdairThis book examines the negotiations that led to agreement at the December 1991 Maastricht European Council, which in turn mapped the future progress of the European Community (EC), later renamed the European Union (EU). Perceived as a negotiating success, hailed even as ‘Game, Set and Match’ for Britain, the text emanated from the arduous process which had taken place under the aegis of the 1990-91 intergovernmental conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and European Political Union. These negotiations differed in complexity from the 1985 conference that led to the Single European Act. The former comprised distinct but related talks on monetary union and political union, while the latter was a united negotiation. Discussion in 1985 fell within a single Presidency, that of Luxembourg; negotiations took place between October and November and agreement was reached on 2-3 December. In contrast, the 1990-91 intergovernmental conference (IGC) lasted 12 months and spanned three Presidencies: Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (in essence the latter two only). Furthermore, whereas the 1985 IGC was based on a Commission text, during 1990-91 the Commission proposal did not form the basis of political union discussions, although it did on monetary union. The political union debates were rather based on Member States’ texts, advanced individually or via alliances, supplemented with Presidency documents. The broader subject matter of the 1990-91 IGC combined with the longer negotiating process meant there were different degrees of involvement by the Member States and institutional actors (Commission and European Parliament) during each conference.Item Metadata only The party group: model standing orders and a disciplined approach to representation.(Frank Cass, 1999) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only The Longman Companion to the European Union since 1945(Longman, 1999) Blair, AlasdairItem Metadata only The local councillor and party group loyalty.(1999-07) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only The attitudes of Councillors since Widdicombe: a focus on democratic engagement .(SAGE, 1999-10) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only Item Metadata only The party group : a barrier to democratic renewal.(Frank Cass, 2000) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only Community, party and the crisis of representation.(Macmillan, 2000) Copus, ColinItem Metadata only Local Political Leadership(Bristol: Policy Press, 2000) Leach, Steve; Wilson, David J.Item Metadata only Consulting the public on new political management arrangements: a review and observations.(University of Birmingham, 2000) Copus, ColinItem Open Access The Hollowing out of Local Democracy and the Fatal Conceit of Governing Without Government(2000) Davies, Jonathan S.Books Reviewed Stewart J (2000) The Nature of British Local Government. Basingstoke: Macmillan ISBN 0-333-66569-4 viii + 310pp Stoker G (ed) (1999) The New Management of British Local Governance. Basingstoke: Macmillan ISBN 0-333-72815-7 xxvi + 280pp Stoker G (ed) (2000) The New Politics of British Local Governance. Basingstoke: Macmillan ISBN 0-333-72818-1 xvii + 294pp Introduction On 4th May 2000, Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London on a turn-out of only 33.6%, a day when around 30% of voters turned out in local council elections. New Labour has broadcast its intention to revive participation in local democracy and these voting figures undermine the credibility of its policies. Now is therefore a good time to ask whether recent research into local politics sheds any light on problems of local governance and democracy. Three recent texts published by Macmillan in the Government Beyond the Centre series provide useful insights into local political processes, covering The New Management of British Local Governance (Stoker, 1999), The New Politics of British Local Governance (Stoker, 2000), and The Nature of British Local Government (Stewart, 2000)/