1st Edition

European Union Sanctions and Foreign Policy When and Why do they Work?

By Clara Portela Copyright 2010
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Sanctions are an important tool within the foreign policy of the European Union, which have until now remained obscure to both scholars and the general public. This book examines sanctions as a political tool of influence and evaluates the efficacy of sanctions imposed by the EU against third countries and their ability to bring about the desired outcome. While the principal sanctions activity... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Sanctions and their Efficacy  3. EU Sanctions: Evolution, Legal Framework and Policy  4. What Determines the Efficacy of EU Sanctions?  5. The Efficacy of Sanctions Imposed under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)  6. The Efficacy of ‘Informal’ Sanctions  7. The Efficacy of Development Aid Suspensions in the Context of the Partnership  8. Withdrawal of Trade Privileges under the Generalized System of Preferences  9. Sanctions Theory and the Efficacy of EU Sanctions: Some Fresh Air coming into the Sanctions Debate.  Bibliography.  Annex 1: Dataset of EU Sanctions Cases.  Annex 2: Truth Table

Biography

Clara Portela is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Singapore Management University, Singapore. Her research interests focuses on foreign policy of the European Union, international security, sanctions and arms control and disarmament.