European Union's Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

<p>This ground-breaking volume provides a new perspective on the EU’s foreign policy and offers a reconstruction of EU research that extends beyond narrow-minded concepts of ‘power’ and ‘actorness’. Focusing on two intertwined research questions it presents a more sustainable base for studying EU foreign policy: </p><ol> <p> </p> <li>What is the EU’s foreign policy quality in terms of ‘actorness’ and ‘power’ compared to other types of actors in international relations and global politics? </li> <p> </p> <li>What factors influence the EU’s foreign policy performance in comparison to states and international organizations?</li> </ol><p>This guiding principle and application of a ‘grounded theory’ or ‘heuristic case study’ approach allows the book to deliver a structured comparative analysis of EU foreign policy comparing findings across policy fields different legal foundations and respective policy modes of governance.</p><p>This book will be of key interest to students and scholars of European Union studies European Union foreign policy studies international relations and security policy studies. </p>