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Overview"This new Handbook brings together key experts on European security from the academic and policy worlds to examine the European Union (EU) as an international security actor. While the focus is on the politico-military dimension, security will be put in the context of the holistic approach advocated by the EU. Each chapter critically examines EU objectives, instruments and means, in order to assess their effectiveness, and identify their weaknesses, and offer some recommendations for the EU as a security actor on the international stage. This Handbook accounts for the gradual emergence of the EU as an autonomous actor in this field since the end of the Cold War, its objectives being to safeguard European security by improving global security. A key aspect of this development has been the emergence of a defence component through the EU's European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), re-baptized the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) by the Lisbon Treaty. Whilst this remains a contested development, the international role for the EU as a security actor is here to stay, and is covered in this volume in detail; providing an essential assessment for all students of European Security, the EU, European Politics, security studies and IR in general. The volume is organized in five parts: Part sets the scene: after a historical overview of the development of European security institutions and an assessment of today's multipolar order, it analyzes the holistic ""grand strategy"" underlying EU policies and assesses whether a European strategic culture has emerged. Part 2 looks at the institutions that make and implement policy in the different dimensions covered by the ""grand strategy"", charts the instruments and means at their disposal, and assesses to which extent ""sub-strategies"" in each area are linked up with the overall objectives put forward in the ESS. Part 3 then assesses the effectiveness of the actual policies and actions undertaken, putting the politico-military dimension in the context of the holistic approach. Part 4 analyzes the role of partnerships with other actors in these policies. Part 5 offers a theoretical perspective on all of these developments." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sven Biscop , Richard Whitman (University of Kent, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9780415588287ISBN 10: 0415588286 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 06 August 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSven Biscop is Director of the Security & Global Governance Programme at Egmont -- the Royal Institute for International Relations, the think tank associated with Belgian Foreign Affairs. He is a Visiting Professor for European security at the College of Europe in Bruges (since 2007-8) and at Ghent University (2003-7 and from 2008-9 onwards). Richard Whitman is Professor of Politics in the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath, and Associate Fellow, Europe, at Chatham House (formerly known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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