Abstract

To persuade the electorate to vote ‘Yes’ in the June 1975 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Economic Community, Britain in Europe, the pro-European campaign organization, adopted a pragmatic approach, focusing on the economic benefits of membership and warning about the potentially grave consequences of withdrawal. Importantly, they avoided discussing proposed future advances in European integration. However, this theme was of importance to pro-European youth and student campaign groups—the subject of this article. Through a detailed analysis of their campaign literature, this article further transforms understanding of the 1975 referendum and, especially, the nature of the ‘Yes’ campaign by demonstrating how radical youth groups’ arguments for continued membership were. It argues that young activists yearned to discuss sovereignty and deeper integration in great detail as they offered idealistic visions for how the EEC could develop and benefit Britain. The article also advances knowledge of youth politics in the turbulent 1970s. Greater light is shone on the frustration pro-European youth groups felt towards the main Britain in Europe campaign. Meanwhile, it serves as a case study on the extent to which the perspectives of party-political youth groups and their superiors differed on a specific, highly salient policy issue.

中文翻译：

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提出联邦诉讼：青年团体，学生和1975年欧洲经济共同体公投运动，以保持英国在欧洲的地位

摘要

为了说服选民在1975年6月举行的关于英国成为欧洲经济共同体的全民公决中投票，赞成欧洲运动的组织英国在欧洲采取了务实的方法，着重于成员资格和预警的经济利益。关于撤离的潜在严重后果。重要的是，他们避免讨论拟议中的欧洲一体化的未来进展。但是，该主题对于亲欧洲的青年和学生运动团体（本文的主题）很重要。通过对竞选活动文献的详细分析，本文通过展示青年团体对于继续担任会员的论点有多么深刻，进一步改变了对1975年公投的理解，尤其是“是”运动的性质。它认为，年轻的激进主义者渴望就主权与更深层次的融合进行详细的讨论，因为他们对欧共体如何发展和惠及英国提出了理想主义的见解。本文还介绍了动荡的1970年代的青年政治知识。亲欧洲青年组织对主要的英国欧洲运动感到沮丧的挫败感更加耀眼。同时，它是一个案例研究，说明在一个特定的，高度突出的政策问题上，政党政治青年团体及其上级的观点在多大程度上有所不同。亲欧洲青年组织对主要的英国欧洲运动感到沮丧的挫败感更加耀眼。同时，它是一个案例研究，说明在一个特定的，高度突出的政策问题上，政党政治青年团体及其上级的观点有多大差异。亲欧洲青年组织对主要的英国欧洲运动感到沮丧的挫败感更加耀眼。同时，它是一个案例研究，说明在一个特定的，高度突出的政策问题上，政党政治青年团体及其上级的观点在多大程度上有所不同。