Normative power Europe : empirical and theoretical perspectives /

"The notion of Normative Power Europe (NPE) is that the European Union as an 'ideational' actor is characterised by common principles and acting to diffuse norms within international relations. This volume highlights the utility of NPE in explaining EU policy processes and outcomes th...

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Corporate Author: Ebooks Corporation
Other Authors: Whitman, Richard G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Palgrave studies in European Union politics.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; R.G.Whitman
  • Part I: Perspectives on power
  • Norms, Power and Europe: A New Agenda for Study of the EU and International Relations; R.G.Whitman
  • Legitimacy through Norms: The Political Limits of Europe's Normative Power; C.J.Bickerton
  • "Normative Power Europe" - or "The Emperor has no Clothes; A.Hyde-Price
  • Part II: Norms and the neighbourhood
  • A Normative Power or a Normative Hegemon? The European Union and its European Neighbourhood Policy; H.Haukkala
  • Mind the Normative Gap? The EU in the South Caucasus; E.Stewart
  • Assessing the Effectiveness of the EU as a Normative Power in the Western Balkans: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina; A.E.Juncos
  • Part III: Global perspectives
  • Building Peace - Normative and Military Powers in EU Peace Operations; A.Björkdahl
  • The European Union, the United States and Global Public Goods: Competing Models or Two Sides of the Same Coin?; M.Smith
  • The EU's Development Policy: Empirical Evidence of 'Normative Power Europe'?; V.Birchfield
  • Normative Power Europe at Work? Labour Standards in European Union Trade Relations; J.Orbie
  • Part IV: Future orientations
  • Human Security: Does Normative Europe Need a New Strategic Narrative?; M.Martin
  • Normative Power Europe and Conflict Transformation; T.Diez & M.Pace
  • Normative Power Europe: Critical Perspectives and Perspectives on the Critical; I.J.Manners.