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The European Union in the World Community

Carolyn Rhodes, editor
 
ISBN: 978-1-55587-780-4
$55.00
1998/262 pages/LC: 97-48272

"[This] book deserves and repays careful reading."—David Long, European Integration

"Anyone with an interest in the EU should find something of value in the volume.... Taken as a whole, this is an excellent book ... is highly recommended for all scholars, diplomats, and international relations scholars engaged in understanding the EU."—Peter Henning Loedel, American Political Science Review

DESCRIPTION

Although the European Union as a supranational entity is the subject of much academic and policy analysis, there is little disagreement that the Union significantly shapes the policy orientations of member states toward one another. In the realm of foreign policy, however, the assessment of the EU's role in affecting or replacing member-state behavior is much more mixed. This volume analyzes the character of the EU as an actor in international affairs.

The authors consider the following questions: Does the EU have an identity of its own in global affairs, distinct from that of its member states? What is its relationship with other major international actors? What constraints and opportunities exist for this unique entity? And what gives the EU authority and legitimacy in international affairs? Collectively, the authors explore how the EU is shaping international relations beyond its borders in security, diplomatic, economic, and environmental affairs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carolyn Rhodes is professor emerita of political science at Utah State University. She is author of Reciprocity: U.S. Trade Policy and the GATT Regime and coeditor of The State of the European Union: Building a European Polity?

CONTENTS

  • Introduction: The Identity of the European Union in International Affairs—C. Rhodes.
  • The EU as a Global Actor: Far from Pushing Its Political Weight Around—F. Cameron.
  • The EU’s Security Presence: Barrier, Facilitator, or Manager?—D. Allen and M. Smith.
  • Common Foreign and Security Policy: The Politics of Necessity, Viability, and Adequacy—S.A. Schirm.
  • The EU and Russia: Toward a New Ostopolitik?—A. Herrberg.
  • Policy Toward Central Europe: Design or Drift?—A. Mayhew.
  • The Transatlantic Relationship: A Case of “Deepening” and “Broadening”—A. Sbragia.
  • Divided but United: European Trade Policy Integration and Agricultural Negotiations in the Uruguay Round—S. Meunier.
  • The EMU and International Monetary Relations: What Should We Expect?—M. Hosli.
  • The EU’s Relations with the LDCs: A Commitment to Development?—O. Babarinde.
  • States, Agency, and Rules: The EU in Global Environmental Politics—J. Jupille and J.A. Caporaso.
  • Conclusion—C. Rhodes.
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