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This book reviews a variety of approaches to the study of the European Union's foreign policy. Much analysis of EU foreign policy contains implicit theoretical assumptions about the nature of the EU and its member states, their inter-relationships, the international system in which they operate and the nature and direction of European integration. In many instances such assumptions - not being discussed openly - limit, rather than facilitate debate. The purpose of this book is to open up this field of enquiry so that students, observers and analysts of EU foreign policy can review a broad range of tools and theoretical templates from which the development and the trajectory of the EU's foreign policy can be studied. Situated as it is at the interface between European Studies and International Relations, the book also seeks to engage the attention of readers who are anxious to understand how the European Union relates to the rest of the world and to explain the efforts of the EU and its member states towards the creation of a credible, effective and principled foreign, security and defence policy.

1. The study of EU foreign policy : between international relations and European studies /Ben Tonra, Thomas Christiansen --2. Theorizing the European Union's foreign policy /Knud Erik Jørgensen --3. International relations or European integration : is the CFSP sui generis? /Jakob C. Øhrgaard --4. Foreign policy analysis and European foreign policy /Brian Whit --5. Discourse analysis in the study of European foreign policy /Henrk Larsen --6. Role identity and the Europeanisation of foreign policy : a political-cultural approach /Lisbeth Aggestann --7. Interests, institutions and identities in the study of European foreign policy /Adrien Hyde-Price --8. Theory and practice of multi-level foreign policy : the European Union's policy in the field of arms export controls /Sibylle Bauer, Eric Remacle --9. Justifying EU foreign policy : the logics underpinning EU enlargement /Helen Sjursen, Karen E. Smith.

This book reviews a variety of approaches to the study of the European Union's foreign policy. Much analysis of EU foreign policy contains implicit theoretical assumptions about the nature of the EU and its member states, their inter-relationships, the international system in which they operate and the nature and direction of European integration. In many instances such assumptions - not being discussed openly - limit, rather than facilitate debate. The purpose of this book is to open up this field of enquiry so that students, observers and analysts of EU foreign policy can review a broad range of tools and theoretical templates from which the development and the trajectory of the EU's foreign policy can be studied. Situated as it is at the interface between European Studies and International Relations, the book also seeks to engage the attention of readers who are anxious to understand how the European Union relates to the rest of the world and to explain the efforts of the EU and its member states towards the creation of a credible, effective and principled foreign, security and defence policy.
Table of contents:
1 The study of EU foreign policy: between international relations and European studies / Ben Tonra and Thomas Christiansen
2 Theorising the European Union's foreign policy / Knud Erik Jørgensen
3 International relations or European integration: is the CFSP sui generis? / Jakob C. Øhrgaard
4 Foreign policy analysis and European foreign policy / Brian White
5 Discourse analysis in the study of European foreign policy / Henrik Larsen
6 Role identity and the Europeanisation of foreign policy: a political–cultural approach / Lisbeth Aggestam
7 Interests, institutions and identities in the study of European foreign policy / Adrian Hyde-Price
8 Theory and practice of multi-level foreign policy: the European union's policy in the field of arms export controls /
Sibylle Bauer and Eric Remacle
9 Justifying EU foreign policy: the logics underpining EU enlargement / Helene Sjursen and Karen E. Smith

This book reviews a variety of approaches to the study of the European Union's foreign policy. Much analysis of EU foreign policy contains implicit theoretical assumptions about the nature of the EU and its member states, their inter-relationships, the international system in which they operate and the nature and direction of European integration. In many instances such assumptions - not being discussed openly - limit, rather than facilitate debate. The purpose of this book is to open up this field of enquiry so that students, observers and analysts of EU foreign policy can review a broad range of tools and theoretical templates from which the development and the trajectory of the EU's foreign policy can be studied. Situated as it is at the interface between European Studies and International Relations, the book also seeks to engage the attention of readers who are anxious to understand how the European Union relates to the rest of the world and to explain the efforts of the EU and its member states towards the creation of a credible, effective and principled foreign, security and defence policy.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The International Context -- 2 The Nature of European Union Foreign Policy -- 3 The Genesis of the European Community's Central America Policy: 1975-84 -- 4 The Implementation of Policy: 1984-90 -- 5 Member-State Policy towards Central America -- 6 Explaining the Policy -- Notes and References -- Bibliography -- Index.

"This book examines the values and principles that inform EU Foreign Policy, conveying an understanding of the EU as an international actor. This volume explores the implications of these values and principles on the process of the construction of the European Union identity"--Provided by publisher

"This book examines the values and principles that inform EU Foreign Policy, conveying an understanding of the EU as an international actor. This volume explores the implications of these values and principles on the process of the construction of the European Union identity"--Provided by publisher

The second edition ofEuropean Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World provides a clear introduction to the complexities of contemporary European foreign policy and offers a fresh and distinctive perspective on the nature of the EU's international identity. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the book explores how and why the EU tries to achieve five core foreign policy objectives: the encouragement of regional cooperation; the advancement of human rights; the promotion of democracy and good governance; the prevention of violent conflicts; and the fight against international crime, including terrorism. In pursuing these goals, the book illustrates how the EU is faced with acute policy dilemmas because the five objectives not only clash with each other, but also with additional policy priorities – such as securing energy supplies or establishing strategic partnerships with key powers. The uniqueness of the EU as a global actor is carefully assessed, and its key policies and the related dilemmas it faces compared with those of other international actors. This well-written and thoroughly researched book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of European politics, foreign policy analysis, international relations and related disciplines. Karen Smith is Reader in International Relations at the London School of Economics.

A review essay on books by (1) Steven Everts, Shaping a Credible EU Foreign Policy (London: Centre European Reform, 2002); (2) Christopher Hill & Karen E. Smith (Eds), European Foreign Policy: Key Documents (London: Routledge, 2000); (3) Hazel Smith, European Foreign Policy: What It Is and What It Does (London: Pluto, 2002); & (4) Brian White, Understanding European Foreign Policy (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave, 2001).