National and European Foreign Policies. Towards Europeanization.

National and European Foreign Policy explores the processes of interaction between the national and the European levels in foreign policy making in European Union states. The volume also assesses the mutual influence which the Member States exert on each other, independent of the EU institutions, thus tracing the extent to which Member State foreign policies are being Europeanized into more convergent, coordinated policies.

With chapters examining France, Germany, Italy, UK, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Finland, Poland and Slovenia, the overarching questions the volume addresses centre on the nature of the relationship between the foreign policies of the Member States and ‘European’ foreign policy. Engaging with ‘Europeanization’ with theoretical rigour, the contributors to this volume examine the EU’s impact on the foreign policies of Member States old and new, the impact of the Member States on the EU’s external relations, and the influence of the Member States on each other’s foreign policies.

Providing interesting detail on changes in foreign policy thinking and national policies using the concept of Europeanization, National and European Foreign Policy will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics and policy formation, foreign policy and International Relations.

Contents:

1. Introduction Reuben Wong and Christopher Hill
2. France: Europeanization by Default? Frédéric Charillon and Reuben Wong
3. Germany in the European Union Patricia Daehnhardt
4. Resisting Europe? The Case of Italy’s Foreign Policy Elisabetta Brighi
5.Europeanization and British Foreign Policy Michael Aktipis and Tim Oliver
6. Denmark: A Committed Member – With Opt-Outs! Henrik Larsen
7.Greece: From Special Case to Limited Europeanisation Charalambos Tsardanidis and Stelios Stavridis
8.Spain and Europe: Mutual Reinforcement in Foreign Policy Esther Barbé
9. The Europeanization of Finnish Foreign Policy: Pendulum Swings in Slow Motion Hiski Haukkala and Hanna Ojanen
10. Poland: Learning to Play the Brussels Game Karolina Pomorska
11. Slovenia: Searching for a Foreign Policy Identity via the EU Sabina Kajnč
12.Many Actors, One Path? The Meaning of Europeanization in the Context of Foreign Policy Christopher Hill and Reuben Wong