{"product_id":"iceland-and-european-integration-baldur-thorhallsson-9780415282529","title":"Iceland and European Integration: On the Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy has Iceland not sought membership of the European Union? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unique volume uses the case study of Iceland - the only Nordic state to have never applied for EU membership - to explore the complex attitudes of small states to European intergration and provide a new theoretical approach for understanding such relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors explain why the Icelandic political elite has been relunctant to participate in European integration. In this context, they analyse the influence that Iceland's special relationship with the US and the fisheries sector have had on their dealings with the EU. Also considered are 'new' variables, such as national administrative characteristics and particular features of the domestic arena of the political elite, as well as the elite's perception of international relations and its political discourse concerning independence and sovereignty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eIceland and European Integration\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to all those interested in European integration and the international relations of small states\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Baldur Thorhallsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415282527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415282529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.78w x 0.71d","brand":"Baldur Thorhallsson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136065351935,"sku":"9780415282529","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d271fd89-b99b-4ee7-b53b-c7cfa1b5fe85.jpg?v=1770160281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/iceland-and-european-integration-baldur-thorhallsson-9780415282529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}