1st Edition

Europeanization of National Security Identity The EU and the changing security identities of the Nordic states

By Pernille Rieker Copyright 2006
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

This new book tackles two key questions: 1) How is the EU functioning as a security actor? 2) How and to what extent is the EU affecting national security identities? Focusing on the four largest Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), this incisive study analyzes how and to what extent the EU affects national security identities. It shows how the EU has developed into a... Read more

Contents Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations  1. Europeanization of Nordic security  2. The EU – A Comprehensive Security Actor  3. Europeanisation as socialisation  4. Sweden – Teacher and pupil  5. Finland – Pragmatic adapter  6. Denmark – Reluctant adapter  7. Norway – Adaptive non-member  8. Comparisons Conclusions and Implications Bibliography Index

Biography

Pernille Rieker