| Description |
ix, 266 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
St. Antony's series |
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St. Antony's series.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Beyond Euro-optimism and skepticism --1. Power politics, again. The world of realpolitik. A different reading of recent history. Power politics' new style. Hegemonic atavism -- 2. Divergent traditions and conflicting interests. National policies: convergence versus divergence. The pulling effect of Europe. Confusing visions of Europe. The West, Atlanticism and Euramerica. Defining Europe's borders. National versus European identity -- 3. Paradigm lost and conceptual confusion. The madness of unlimited choice. Ambiguous challenges, risks, and threats. Confusing strategies. Competing rationalities. Drafting specific policies: three cases. Beyond conceptual consensus -- 4. The crisis of modern democracy. The crisis of representation. The crisis of democratic culture. Globalization and democratic effectiveness. Democracy and foreign policy -- 5. Weak institutions. The spill-over illusion? The institutional labyrinth. The battle of institutions |
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The limits of institutional engineering. The way out of the labyrinth. -- Conclusions: The choices to be made. The heart of the matter. A civilian power revisited. Borders of the Union |
| Summary |
"Jan Zielonka analyzes the apparent failure of the European Union to create a common foreign and security policy (CFSP). He argues that European paralysis is basically caused by democracy and identity problems. Common policies do not work because they do not really enjoy genuine public legitimacy. Europeans do not have a high degree of natural affinity with these policies and they virtually have no control over them. Traditional foreign policy concerns such as power, institutions and national interested were found less crucial in explaining the CFSP failures. What can be done? The union should make some basic strategic choices about its purpose, functions and territory. One choice suggested in the book is to opt for a civilian power model for the Union, the other is to define the borders of the Union. The 1997 treaty of Amsterdam has only reaffirmed the long-standing ambiguity about the Union's geographic reach and purpose. The book argues that such ambiguity has proved to be a grave liability for the Union." -- Publisher description |
| Notes |
"In association with St Antony's College, Oxford." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Europe -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91002642
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Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004797
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| LC no. |
98015288 |
| ISBN |
0333730402 |
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