Policy-Making in EU Security and Defense: An Institutional Perspective (European Administrative Governance) - Hardcover

Dijkstra, H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 113735786X ISBN 13: 9781137357861

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

EU foreign policy has long been considered the exclusive domain of member states. This book challenges such conventional state-centered wisdom by analyzing the influence of the Brussels-based EU officials in the sensitive area of security and defense. It asks why the member states have delegated important functions to the EU and continues to examine how EU civil servants affect the planning and conduct of civilian and military operations.

Using multiple case studies and unique insights from over a hundred interviews, this book shows how everyday security policy is made in practice. Whether it concerns the deployment of uniformed personnel to Aceh, Bosnia, Chad or Kosovo, the EU officials in the Council and the European External Action Service shape outcomes and make a difference. This book will be of interest to scholars, students and practitioners of EU foreign policy.

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About the Author

Hylke Dijkstra is a Marie Curie fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Oxford, UK. He is affiliated to Nuffield College and Maastricht University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113735786X
• ISBN 13: 9781137357861
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240