Eu Foreign Policy In A Globalized World: Normative Power And Social Preferences European Union Foreign Policy In A Globalized World

Written by leading experts in the field, this volume identifies European collective preferences and analyzes to what extent these preferences inform and shape EU foreign policy and are shared by other actors in the international system. While studies of the EU’s foreign policy are not new, this book takes a very different tack from previous research. Specifically it leaves aside the institutional and bureaucratic dimensions of the European Union’s behaviour as an international actor in order to concentrate on the meanings and outcomes of its foreign policy taken in the broadest sense. Two outcomes are possible: * Either Europe succeeds in imposing a norms-based international system and thus, in this case, its soft power capacity will not only have been demonstrated but will be enhanced * Or, on the contrary, it does not succeed and the global system will become one where realpolitik reigns; especially once China, India and Russia attain a preponderant influence on the international scene. __EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World__ will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, foreign policy and politics and international relations in general.

Written by leading experts in the field, this volume identifies European collective preferences and analyzes to what extent these preferences inform and shape EU foreign policy and are shared by other actors in the international system.

While studies of the EU’s foreign policy are not new, this book takes a very different tack from previous research. Specifically it leaves aside the institutional and bureaucratic dimensions of the European Union’s behaviour as an international actor in order to concentrate on the meanings and outcomes of its foreign policy taken in the broadest sense. Two outcomes are possible:

• Either Europe succeeds in imposing a norms-based international system and thus, in this case, its soft power capacity will not only have been demonstrated but will be enhanced
• Or, on the contrary, it does not succeed and the global system will become one where realpolitik reigns; especially once China, India and Russia attain a preponderant influence on the international scene.

EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, foreign policy and politics and international relations in general.

Annotation Written by leading experts in the field, this volume identifies European collective preferences and analyzes to what extent these preferences inform and shape EU foreign policy and are shared by other actors in the international system. While studies of the EU€™s foreign policy are not new, this book takes a very different tack from previous research. Specifically it leaves aside the institutional and bureaucratic dimensions of the European Union€™s behaviour as an international actor in order to concentrate on the meanings and outcomes of its foreign policy taken in the broadest sense. Two outcomes are possible: Either Europe succeeds in imposing a norms-based international system and thus, in this case, its soft power capacity will not only have been demonstrated but will be enhanced Or, on the contrary, it does not succeed and the global system will become one where realpolitik reigns; especially once China, India and Russia attain a preponderant influence on the international scene. EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, foreign policy and politics and international relations in general. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Illustrations......Page 8 Contributors......Page 9 1 European preferences and their reception......Page 12 Part I Norms and preferences: History and principles......Page 32 2 The normative power of the European Union in a globalised world......Page 34 3 The historicity of European normative power......Page 49 Part II The reception of democracy......Page 60 4 Democratization by extension: Seeking reinsurance......Page 62 5 The EU’s promotion of democracy in the Balkans......Page 79 6 A missed opportunity?: The EU and the reform of the UN human rights architecture......Page 94 7 The reception of EU neighbourhood policy......Page 114 8 European Union’s exportation of democratic norms: The case of North Africa......Page 129 9 The uncertainties of democratic promotion in Afghanistan......Page 145 10 The European Union, China and human rights......Page 154 Bibliography......Page 185 Index......Page 204 European Preferences And Their Reception / Zaki Laïdi -- The Normative Power Of The European Union In A Globalised World / Ian Manners -- The Historicity Of European Normative Power / Karoline Postel-vinay -- Democratization By Extension : Seeking Reinsurance / Anne-marie Le Gloannec And Jacques Rupnik -- The Eu's Promotion Of Democracy In The Balkans / David Chandler -- A Missed Opportunity? The Eu And The Reform Of The Un Human Rights Architecture / Franziska Brantner And Richard Gowan -- The Reception Of Eu Neighbourhood Policy / Florent Parmentier -- European Union's Exportation Of Democratic Norms : The Case Of North Africa / Luis Martinez -- The Uncertainties Of Democratic Promotion In Afghanistan / Jean-noël Ferrié -- The European Union, China And Human Rights / Richard Balme. Edited By Zaki Laïdi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [174]-192) And Index.