Author (Person) | Laporte, Vincent |
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Publisher | College of Europe |
Series Title | EU Diplomacy Papers |
Series Details | No. 6, August 2012 |
Publication Date | August 2013 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
This paper investigates why and how the geographical scope of the security community centered around the European Union (EU) is expanding. It starts from the assumption that the EU itself is a ‘tightly-coupled mature pluralistic security community’. The analysis of the expansion of this peaceful area is based on the theoretical framework first designed by Karl Deutsch and later developed by Emmanuel Adler and Michael Barnett. Contrary to the logic of the adage ‘si vis pacem para bellum’, the author argues that the security community is expanding because the EU’s own origins and self-perception are driven by an ambition to create lasting peace. The key mechanisms he explores are the EU’s enlargement and neighborhood policies, which are best understood when analyzed against the concept of concentric circles: the regional EU-centered security community is a multi-speed security community, stronger at its core and weaker as it spreads towards its margins. |
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Source Link | https://www.coleurope.eu/system/files_force/research-paper/edp_6_2012_laporte.pdf |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Eastern Europe, Europe |
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