Britain's Influence in the EU

Anand Menon and John-Paul Salter

National Institute Economic Review, 2016, vol. 236, issue 1, 7-13

Abstract: How much influence does the UK have in Europe? How has this changed? We argue that the UK has tended to view its relationship with the EU in transactional terms, and that this has led to a dominant understanding framed in terms of ‘costs’ and ‘benefits.’ However, thinking more broadly gives a more nuanced picture of British influence. Thus, we approach this question from two directions: examining the historical record of the UK's role in the development of the EU and the single market; and looking at the ways in which British politicians and officials exert influence in the current political structure. We argue that although the UK has generally had a good track record of success, this has often been threatened by domestic political difficulties – as the current referendum debate shows.

Keywords: Brexit; UK–EU relations; European institutions; Single Market; British influence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F4 O52 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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