1st Edition

EU Foreign Policy and the Europeanization of Neutral States Comparing Irish and Austrian Foreign Policy

By Nicole Alecu de Flers Copyright 2012
192 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the effects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU) on the national foreign policies of Ireland and Austria. Small and neutral EU member states provide a fascinating case-study as the CFSP entails a dilemma for them. Their size may create assumptions that they are more likely to adopt EU policy, yet the traditional position of neutrality... Read more

1. Introduction and State of the Art in the Field  2. Conceptual and Empirical Context  3. Background of Irish and Austrian Foreign Policy  4. Ireland: Europeanization of Foreign Policy-Making  5. Ireland: Europeanization of Foreign Policy Substance  6. Ireland: Effects on Approaches to Neutrality  7. Austria: Europeanization of Foreign Policy-Making  8. Austria: Europeanization of Foreign Policy Substance  9. Austria: Effects on Approaches to Neutrality  10. Comparison of the Findings and Overall Assessment  11. Conclusions

Biography

Nicole Alecu de Flers is a political scientist from Vienna, Austria.