Overview

From its beginnings as a trading organization the European Union (EU) has become an immensely important actor in the international system. This collection distils the very best writings, both classic and contemporary, in the field of its international relations across a range of policy fields. The selected articles and chapters reflect the breadth of the EU's activities in the world, including its economic and security relationships, as well as its unique status in the academic study of international relations. The SAGE Library of International Relations brings together the most influential and field-defining articles, both classical and contemporary, in a number of key areas of research and inquiry in International Relations. Each multi-volume set represents a collection of the essential published works collated from the foremost publications in the field by an editor or editorial team of renowned international stature. They also include a full introduction, presenting a rationale for the selection and mapping out the discipline's past, present and likely future. This series is designed to be a 'gold standard' for university libraries throughout the world with an interest in International Relations.

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Author:   Wyn Rees ,  Michael H. Smith
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   Four-Volume Set ed.
Weight:   2.980kg
ISBN:  

9781412947534

ISBN 10:   1412947537
Pages:   1632
Publication Date:   26 June 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART 1: HISTORY AND THEORYA: History: European Integration, the Changing World Arena And The EC/EU as an International Actor International Integration: The European and the universal - Ernst Haas Obstinate or Obsolete? The Fate of the Nation State and the Case of Western Europe - Stanley Hoffmann Europe's Role in World Peace - Francois Duchene European Political Cooperation: Procedure as a substitute for policy - William Wallace and David Allen The Exercise of International Civil Power: A framework for analysis - Gunnar Sjoestedt Civilian Power Europe: A contradiction in terms - Hedley Bull The European Defense Community the European Political Community and the ECSC Loan - Pascaline Winand The European Union: A new type of international actor - Richard RosecranceB: Theory: Perspectives on European Integration and International Relations Western Europe's Presence in the Contemporary International Arena - David Allen and Michael Smith The European Union and a Changing Europe: Establishing the boundaries of order - Michael Smith European Security Identities - Ole Waever, Conceptualising The European Union as an International Actor: Narrowing the capabilities-expectations gap - Roy Ginsberg The European Challenge to Foreign Policy Analysis - Brian White Europe: Regional laboratory for a global polity? - Knud Erik Jorgensen And Ben Rosamond Normative Power Europe: A contradiction in terms? - Ian Manners Toward a Theory of EU Foreign Policy-Making: Multilevel governance, domestic politics and national adaptation to Europe's common foreign and security policy - Michael E. Smith ESDP and The Structure of World Power - Barry Posen Normative Dynamics and Strategic Interests in the EU's External Identity - Richard Youngs Beyond the Civilian Power EU Debate - Karen Smith Conceptualising the EU Model of Governance in World Politics - Ben RosamondPART 2: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMYA: European Integration and The Changing World Economy 1992: Recasting the European bargain - Wayne Sandholtz and John Zysman The Adaptation of European Foreign Economic Policy: From Rome to Seattle - Alasdair YoungB: Trade and Commercial Policy The European Acquis and Multilateral Trade Rules: Are they compatible? - Stephen Woolcock What Happened to Fortress Europe? External trade policy liberalization in the European Union - Brian Hanson Issue-Systems , Multi-Level Games and the Analysis of the EU's External Commercial and Associated Policies: A research agenda - Sarah Collinson Who Speaks for Europe? The delegation of trade authority in the EU - Sophie Meunier and Kalypso Nicolaidis The 1999 Cap Reform, the Uruguay Round and the Commission: Contextualising linked policy games - W. Coleman and S. TangermannC: International Monetary Policy The EMU and International Monetary Relations: What to expect for international actors? - Madeleine Hosli Monetary Sovereignty over the Euro and External Relations of the Euro Area: Competence, procedures and practice - Christoph Herrmann Between National Sovereignty and International Power: What external voice for the Euro? - Katherine Mcnamara and Sophie Meunier Europe, the United States, and Neo-Liberal (Dis)Order: Is there a coming crisis of the Euro? - Alan W. CafrunyD: Aid and Development Policy The Community and Developing Countries: Associates and outsiders - John Pinder The Future of Lome: Europe's Role in Africa's Growth - Paul Collier, Patrick Guillaumont, Sylviane Guillaumont and Jan Willlem Gunning The European Union's Relations with the South: A commitment to development? - Olufemi Babarinde Lome and Post-Lome: Asymmetric Negotiations and the Impact of Norms - Ole Elgstroem Resisting Reform or Risking Revival? Renegotiating the Lome Convention - Martin HollandE: The Changing Agenda: Environment, competition, technology, investment The European Union as an Actor in International Environmental Politics - John Vogler Building an International Identity: The EU and Extraterritorial Competition Policy - Chad Damro No More Euro-Champions? The Interaction of EU Industrial and Trade Policies - Stephen McguirePART 3: EU FOREIGN, SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICYA: CFSP and Defence since 1990: Institutions and policy-making EC: Confidence lost - Michael Brenner The Capability-Expectations Gap, or Conceptualising Europe's International Role - Christopher Hill Two Decades of EPC Performance - Simon Nuttall Beyond the EU/NATO Dichotomy: The beginnings of a European strategic culture - Paul Cornish and Geoffrey Edwards European Defence and the Changing Politics of the European Union: Hanging together or hanging separately? - Jolyon Howorth The New CFSP and ESDP Decision-Making System of the European Union - Gisela Muller-Brandeck-Bocquet The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor: Internal, traditional and structural diplomacy - Stephan KeukeleireB: Foreign, Security Policy and Defence in Action Europe's Uncommon Foreign Policy - Philip Gordon The European Union as an International Actor: The issues of flexibility and linkage - Marise Cremona Europe's Strategic Ambitions: The limits of ambiguity - Francois Heisbourg From Crisis to Catharsis: ESDP after Iraq - Anand Menon The European Security Strategy: An evolutionary history - Alyson BailesC: The External Politics of Internal Security Wearing it Inside Out: European police cooperation between internal and external security - Monica Den Boer The European Union and the Securitisation of Migration - Jef Huysmans The External Dimension of Europeanization: The case of immigration policies - Sandra Lavenex and Emek Ucarer The European Union as an International Actor in the Domain of Justice and Home Affairs - Joerg MonarD: The Changing Agenda of Foreign and Security Policy: Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management, Human Rights The EU's Capacity for Conflict Prevention - Christopher Hill The EU and Crisis Management: Development and Prospects - Simon Duke Speaking with One Voice? European Union coordination on human rights issues at the United Nations - Karen E. SmithPART 4: THE EU IN THE WORLD ARENA: KEY RELATIONSHIPSA: Transatlantic Relations Power and Weakness: Why the United States and Europe see the world differently - Robert Kagan America as a European Power: The end of empire by integration? - John Peterson Contending Cultures of Counter-Terrorism: Transatlantic divergence or convergence? - Wyn Rees and Richard Aldrich The New Transatlantic Agenda at Ten: Reflections on an experiment in international governance - Mark PollackB: The Expanding Europe and its Neighbours Europe and the Middle East: Power by stealth? - Rosemary Hollis The European Union and Turkey - Barry Buzan and Thomas Diez A Wider Europe: The view from Moscow and Kyiv - Margot Light, Stephen White and John Lowenhardt Eastern Enlargement: Risk, Rationality and role compliance - Ulrich Sedelmeier The EU and Common Strategies: The revealing case of the Mediterranean - Claire Spencer Why Expand? The Question of Legitimacy and Justification in yhe European Union's Enlargement Policy - Helene Sjursen The Geopolitical Implications of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Roberto AliboniD: Asia, Africa and Latin America Japan and the European Union: Reluctant Partners - Simon Nuttall Evaluating the EU-Asem Relationship: A negotiated order approach - Anthony Forster The EU and China - Richard Youngs Perspectives for a New Regionalism: Relations between the EU and the Mercosur - Gisela M ller-Brandeck-Bocquet Promoting Democracy, Preventing Conflict: The European Union and Africa - Gorm Rye Olsen

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