Non-party organisations and campaigns on European integration in Britain, 1945-1986: political and public activism
Journal: University of Birmingham Institutional Research Archive (University of Birmingham)
Year: 2014

This thesis is about non-party and non-governmental organisations campaigning for and against European integration in Britain between 1945 and 1986. These groups have been largely overlooked by studies on Britain’s relationship with Europe. The thesis will examine how these groups operated between the spheres of public activism and institutional politics. They targeted the general public directly with the aim of becoming popular mass movements, and focused on emotive and populist themes and adop