This work examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union. On the basis of documentary and interview-based evidence of leading participants from Britain and Europe, it offers an insight into the objectives and motivations of the British government.

This work examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union which took place between December 1990 and December 1991. On the basis of documentary and interview-based evidence of leading participants from Britain and Europe, it offers an insight into the objectives and motivations of the British government. The author analyzes the various constraints and pressures that impinged on the British government and sets its successes and failures in the Maastricht negotiations in a broader context of British European policy. general interest

Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Origins of British Policy - Economic and Monetary Union - Social Policy - Foreign and Security Policy - Institutional Reform: the European Parliament - Explaining British Policy in the IGCs - Conclusion - Bibliography - Appendix I - Appendix II - Index