Overview

The European Union is one of the world's biggest economies. However, its role as an international actor is ambiguous and it's not always able to transform its political power into effective external policies. The development of an 'assertive' European Union challenges the image of an internal project aimed at economic integration and international relations theories based on unitary state actors. The contributors explore a wide range of issues and policy areas in all three pillars of the Union This book systematically links the European Union's external relations to existing political theories, showing how existing theories need to be modified in order to deal with specific characteristics of the EU as an international actor. It will appeal to students and researchers of the EU as well as those with a general interest in political science discourse. Marta Ballesteros, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain Yves Buchet de Neuilly, University of Lille II, France Michele Knodt, University of Mannheim, Germany Fr

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Author:   Michèle Knodt ,  Sebastiaan Princen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.29
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780415296977

ISBN 10:   0415296978
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 April 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I - The development of the EU's external role: between co-operation and fragmentation Part II - Internal decision making on external policies: the challenges of multiple levels and multiple pillars Part III - Promoting European norms, values and ideas - the EU as an exporter of models Part IV - Conclusion

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Michèle Knodt is a postdoctoral researcher at the Utrecht School of Governance , University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Sebastiaan Princen is working as a researcher at the Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI) in Rotterdam.

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