9 décembre 2020
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Lorena Ruano, « Elites, public opinion and pressure groups: the british position in agriculture during negociations for accession to the European Community, 1961-1975 », Publications de la Sorbonne, ID : 10.4000/books.psorbonne.45651
The study of the British position during the accession negotiations with the EC can throw light on general questions which have traditionally occupied the minds of political scientists, in this case, the relationship between “public opinion” and “elites”. How was the British position towards the European Community (EC) formulated? Which actors were involved? Whose ‘opinion’ mattered? Whose interests did the policy line reflect? In order to answer these questions and highlight their relevance,...