The European Union as a Global ActorPsychology Press, 1999 - 316 páginas This comprehensive, up to date and theoretically informed text examines the full range of the European Union's external relations including the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It look at the increasingly important part the EU plays in global politics. the authors argue that the EU's significance cannot be grasped by making comparisons with traditional states. Issues covered include: * the status, coherence, consistency and roles of the EU as an actor, and what being an actor means in practice. * how the field of trade relations forms the basis of the EUs activities * the EU in global environmental diplomacy, North-South relations and in relation to the Mediterranean and East/Central Europe * the EU's controversial relationship to the Common Foreign and Security Policy and defence. |
Índice
Locating | 15 |
The EU as an economic power and trade actor | 46 |
The Unions | 80 |
The EC in NorthSouth | 109 |
Ever closer association? Relations with the near abroad | 138 |
Towards a common foreign and security policy? | 169 |
Defence of the Union security of Europe | 197 |
Delimiting EU actorness? | 223 |
Conclusion | 248 |
Bibliography | 294 |
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Outras edições - Ver tudo
The European Union as a Global Actor Charlotte Bretherton,John Vogler Pré-visualização limitada - 2002 |
The European Union as a Global Actor Charlotte Bretherton,John Vogler Pré-visualização limitada - 1999 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
accession ACP countries action actorness Agenda agreements agricultural Amsterdam Treaty association bilateral Brussels CEEC cent Central CFSP Chapter Climate Change coherence Cold War Commission Commission's Common Commercial Policy common foreign Community competence Community's concern consequence context Convention coordination Council Secretariat decision defence Despite development cooperation discussion EC's EC/EU environment environmental policy established EU's Euro-Mediterranean Europe European Community European Union evident example exports external policy foreign and security foreign policy formal GATT global important increasingly initiative integration intergovernmental International Relations Interview involved issues legitimacy Lomé Lomé Convention Mediterranean Member State governments membership multilateral NATO negotiations officials organizations particular Partnership Pillar policy areas political potential presence and actorness Presidency problems programme proposals reflects region relationship responsibility role security policy significant Single Market Stabex structure third parties tion trade Treaty of Amsterdam Treaty of Rome Turkey Uruguay Round