Author (Person) | Wagner, Wolfgang |
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Series Title | Journal of Common Market Studies |
Series Details | Vol.55, No.6, November 2017, p1398–1414 |
Publication Date | November 2017 |
ISSN | 0021-9886 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Abstract: The European Union is best understood as a liberal power – as an actor that is composed of liberal democracies whose interests, identities and institutions motivate and constrain its policy. The conceptualization of the EU as a liberal power helps to overcome three shortcomings of alternative notions such as civilian power or Normative Power Europe: First, norms are not only understood as driving forces but also as constraints on foreign policy; second, liberal power Europe emphasizes the contested nature of norms and conflicts between norms and thus draws attention to the politics of EU external relations; third, it encourages an engagement with the vast literature on the distinctive policies of liberal democracies in international relations and foreign policy analysis. The EU's crisis management serves to illustrate the value-added of the liberal power Europe concept. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12572 |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |