Images of the <scp>EU</scp> beyond its Borders: Issue‐Specific and Regional Perceptions of <scp>E</scp>uropean <scp>U</scp>nion Power and Leadership

Chaban, Natalia; Elgström, Ole; Kelly, Serena; Yi, Lai

doi:10.1111/jcms.12004

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“…The EU acknowledges a 'particular responsibility' towards the African continent based on 'common history, interlocking cultures and shared values' (Michel 2006: 6). It is not only the European Commission which adopts this attitude; opinion surveys show that European citizens also feel particularly responsible for helping developing countries in Africa (Chaban et al 2013).…”

Section: Eu-sadc Interregionalism: Asymmetry and Discrepancymentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Equality Norms in Regional Governance

Vleuten¹,

Eerdewijk²,

Roggeband³

2014

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Judith Squires, University of Bristol, UKThis timely new series publishes leading monographs and edited collections from scholars working in the disciplinary areas of politics, international relations and public policy with specific reference to questions of gender. The series showcases cutting-edge research in Gender and Politics, publishing topical and innovative approaches to gender politics. It will include exciting work from new authors and well-known academics and will also publish high-impact writings by practitioners working in issues relating to gender and politics.The series covers politics, international relations and public policy, including gendered engagement with mainstream political science issues, such as political systems and policymaking, representation and participation, citizenship and identity, equality, and women's movements; gender and international relations, including feminist approaches to international institutions, political economy and global politics; and interdisciplinary and emergent areas of study, such as masculinities studies, gender and multiculturalism, and intersectionality.Potential contributors are encouraged to contact the series editors: Johanna Kantola (johanna.kantola@helsinki.fi) and Judith Squires (judith.squires@bristol. ac.uk).

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Section: Eu-sadc Interregionalism: Asymmetry and Discrepancymentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Equality Norms in Regional Governance

Vleuten¹,

Eerdewijk²,

Roggeband³

2014

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“…NPE is taken up most directly in Chaban et al . (), which draws on 274 semi‐structured interviews with political, business, civil society and media elites in countries in southeast Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam), Africa (South Africa and Kenya) and the Pacific region (Fiji, Papua New Guinea and wider Pacific) (Chaban et al ., , p. 17). The interviewees were asked what kind of great power the EU might be (military/economic/diplomatic and or normative?).…”

Section: The External Perceptions Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The interviewees were asked what kind of great power the EU might be (military/economic/diplomatic and or normative?). The interpretation of the data is based on the assumption that normative influence is associated with soft power and the ability to persuade third parties to follow its policies or imitate its institutions (Chaban et al ., , pp. 434–5, 438).…”

Section: The External Perceptions Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The most prominent one has been the study of the European Union as a normative power (Normative Power Europe, NPE) launched by Manners (). The other is the study of external perceptions of the EU conducted in three major research projects led, respectively, by Chaban and Holland, Lucarelli and Elgström (see Chaban et al ., ; Lucarelli and Fioramonti, ; Chaban and Holland, ; Elgström, ). The two fields have given rise to a voluminous literature in journals, books and other channels.…”

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The EU as a Normative Power and the Research on External Perceptions: The Missing Link

Larsen

2013

J of Common Market Studies

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In research on European foreign policy two important axes of debate have been running relatively independently of each other for more than a decade: the study of the European Union as a normative power (NPE) and the study of external perceptions of the EU. However, the studies of external perception offer some findings that are central for the NPE debate. This article's argument is that the external perceptions literature points to a limited (if still identifiable) perception of the EU as a normative power depending on the geographical area. By comparison, the image of a powerful economic actor is prevalent. The article raises the question of whether the thin and geographically varied character of the perceptions relating to the EU as a normative power justifies the general designation of NPE. A new agenda focusing on geographical differences and interaction with other sources of power is outlined.

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“…Several research teams have undertaking comparative studies that survey external perceptions (Lucarelli 2007;Chaban and Holland 2008;Chaban et al 2009;Lucarelli and Fioramonti 2010). Usually based on elite interviews (Chaban et al 2013) or discourse analysis (Lucarelli and Fioramonti 2010), researchers in this tradition have highlighted that perceptions of EU leadership and power are 'highly issue-specific'…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%