Policy-Making in EU Security and Defense - An Institutional Perspective

"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 in the first place, 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 alike. "--

Product details

• Authors: H Dijkstra, H. Dijkstra, Hylke Dijkstra
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2013
• EAN: 9781137357861
• ISBN: 978-1-137-35786-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 226 mm x 20 mm
• Series: European Administrative Governance; European Administrative Govern; European Administrative Govern; European Administrative Governance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; B, Peace, Sociology, Europe, Conflict Studies, European Politics, Political Sociology, International Relations, European Union, Politics & government, EU (European Union), International Organization, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, European Union Politics, Europe—Politics and government, Peace and Conflict Studies