1st Edition

Europeanization and Foreign Policy State Identity in Finland and Britain

By Juha Jokela Copyright 2011
184 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

184 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book examines the relationship between the European Union (EU) and its member states by analysing how the process of integration in the field of foreign policy is shaping member states' identities. Focusing on the mutually constitutive aspects of the relationship between the EU and its member states, Jokela argues that we need discourse analytic and comparative tools for analysing foreign... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Europeanization of Foreign Policy  3. Foreign Policy and State Identity  4. The Europeanization of Finnish Foreign and Security Policy Discourse: From Neutrality to Alignment Identity  5. The Europeanization of British Foreign and Security Policy Discourse: Re-articulating the Great Power Identity  6. Comparing the Reproduction of State Identities in Finland and Britain  7. Conclusion

Biography

Juha Jokela is the director of the European Union research programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.