New Europe, New World? The European Union, Europe and the challenges of the 21st century

Contents:

1. A New Europe in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities - Pascaline Winand, Alfonso Martínez Arranz & Natalie J. Doyle

Part I. Unity in Diversity: Values, Culture, Migration and Identity
2. Whither European Integration? The Impact of Multicultural Identities in a Globalising Context - Giancarlo Chiro & Katharine Vadura
3. European “Integration” or “Acculturation”? - Natalie J. Doyle
4. Europeanisation, Religion and Collective Identities in an Enlarging Europe: A Multiple Modernities Perspective - Willfried Spohn
5. Citizenship and Migration within the European Research Area: The Italian Example - Sonia Morano-Foadi

Part II. The EU Between Soft and Hard Power
6. Nordic Europe’s Policy Leadership - Andrew Scott
7. The WTO and Cultural Industries: Is Free Trade Good for Europe? - Eva Polonska-Kimunguyi
8. Development Policy, Conflict Prevention and EU Visibility in Africa - Patrick Kimunguyi
9. Renegotiating Roles in the Transatlantic Partnership. EU Role Claims Transforming the West - Franz Oswald
10. Arm-in-Arm? The European Security and Defence Policy and the EU Armaments Industry - Rémy Davison

Part III. The EU in the Asia Pacific Region
11. ESDP and the EU’s External Governance: Implications for the Asia Pacific Region - Saponti Baroowa
12. The Euro in the French Pacific Press - Yoon Ah Choi
13. Europe’s Act of Brinkmanship? New Zealand and the EU Constitution - Natalia Chaban, Sile Sammon & John Condren
The EU has long played a central role in promoting economic prosperity and political stability in Europe. With twenty-seven countries, it is a powerful trade negotiator and is seen by many as a growing force for global security and welfare.

But does the EU giant have feet of clay? Is it recognized as a legitimate political and social project by its own citizens? How well does it respond to global challenges, such as environmental degradation and terrorism? How successful is it in projecting its image as a promoter of human rights, of conflict prevention, social justice, development cooperation, environmental protection and multilateralism?

This volume contributes to the debate about the changing face of Europe and the way it works, not just internally, but also with the rest of the world. It first explores the merits of fostering inclusive multicultural citizenship and religious pluralism in Europe, the necessity of reinventing the EU from below, and the urgency of addressing EU internal migration problems.

It then examines the new role of the EU in world politics and how other countries view it in terms of hard and soft power. Can the EU inspire by its development aid, conflict prevention, social and audiovisual policies? How efficient is it in exporting security to the rest of the world? The final chapters deal with the EU in the Asia Pacific region.