European Union and Peacebuilding - The Cross-Border Dimension

"The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union in 2012 was a reminder of the role of European integration in peacebuilding after the Second World War. For the 'Founding Fathers' of the European integration project, cross-border-cooperation wasan integral element in building Europe's peace. Yet, in a Western Europe largely at peace for generations, peacebuilding as a relevant objective for European integration may be questioned. Moreover, the contribution of cross-border cooperation to conflict amelioration may be challenged on the grounds of its overwhelming economic focus. However, enlargement into Central Eastern Europe highlights once again the necessity of a peacebuilding objective for the European Union because of the multitude of real and potential conflicts encompassed within its expanded policy orbit. Drawing on evidence from selected 'borderscapes', this study examines 25 years of European Union cross-border cooperation as conflict amelioration and assesses its prospects in a political climate that emphasises borders as security barriers"--

List of contents

Introduction 1. Territory, Borders, Symbols, Emotions and Conflict 2. European Union Cross-Border Cooperation and its Limits 3. Borderscape Conflict Amelioration in Theory and in Practice 4. The Irish Borderscape as a 'Site for Learning' 5. Stopped at the Gates? Conflict Amelioration Beyond the EU Pale Conclusion

About the author

Cathal McCall is Senior Lecturer in European Studies, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's University, Belfast, UK.

Product details

• Authors: C McCall, C. McCall, Cathal Mccall
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.10.2014
• EAN: 9781137357700
• ISBN: 978-1-137-35770-0
• No. of pages: 185
• Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics; Palgrave Studies in European U; Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics; Palgrave Studies in European U
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, Peace, Globalization, Conflict Studies, European Politics, Political Science, International Relations, European Union, Political science & theory, Political Science and International Studies, Diplomacy, EU (European Union), Peace studies & conflict resolution, European Union Politics, Peace and Conflict Studies