1st Edition
The European Union's Roles in International Politics Concepts and Analysis
Introduction
Ole Elgström & Michael Smith
1. Role Theory and European Foreign Policy: A Framework of Analysis
Lisbeth Aggestam
2. A Multilateralist Role for the EU?
Knud Erik Jörgensen
3. Interpreted Values: A Normative Reading of EU Role Conceptions and Performance
Sonia Lucarelli
4. The Symbolic Manifestations of the EU’s Normative Role in World Politics
Ian Manners
5. Values or Rights? Alternative Conceptions of the EU’s ‘normative’ Role
Helene Sjursen
6. Muscles from Brussels: The Demise of Civilian Power Europe?
Richard Whitman
7. The EU’s Role as a Promoter of Human Rights and Democracy: Enlargement Policy Practice and Role Formation
Ulrich Sedelmeier
8. The Constraints to EU Action as a ‘Norm Exporter’ in the Mediterranean
Stefania Panebianco
9. The Limits of Proactive Cosmoplitanism: The EU and Burma, Cuba and Zimbabwe
Karen E. Smith
10. Pro-Active Policy Entrepreneur or Risk Minimizer? A Principal-Agent Interpretation of the EU’s Role in the WTO
Bart Kerremans
11. Punching Its Weight? The EU’s Use of WTO Dispute Resolution
Alasdair R. Young
12. Institutions, Ideas and a Leadership Gap: The EU’s Role in Multilateral Competition Policy
Chad Damro
13. The EU’s Roles in Public Health: The Interdependence of Roles within a Saturated Space of International Organizations:
Sebastien Guigner
Conclusion
Ole Elgström & Michael Smith
Biography
Ole Elgström is Professor of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. Michael Smith is Professor of European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in the Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies at Loughborough University.
