Normative Dynamics and Strategic Interests in the EU's External Identity

Youngs, Richard

doi:10.1111/j.1468-5965.2004.00494.x

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“…The question of "what kind of power" the EU represents (Sjursen, 2006) has generated arguments in support of both the "normative power Europe" (Manners, 2002 and and the "strategic power Europe" (Youngs, 2004;Hyde-Price, 2006), with the debate as to what drives EU foreign policy remaining inconclusive to date. Academic contributions to the study of European foreign policy have predominantly focused on conceptualising the EU's internal policy processes and institutional relationships while neglecting the external impact of the EU's foreign policy (Smith, 2006).…”

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Fake, partial and imposed compliance: the limits of the EU's normative power in the Western Balkans

Noutcheva¹

2009

Journal of European Public Policy

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This paper examines the EU's external power through the prism of perceptions by non-EU countries of the aims of EU foreign policies, as shown in the Western Balkans. The paper argues that the EU's policy in the Western Balkans lacks a strong normative justification, which affects the degree of compliance with the EU's demands in areas related to state sovereignty. The perceived lack of legitimacy opens up political space for domestic actors to contest the positions taken by the EU on normative grounds. The Western Balkan countries have responded by giving preference to internal sources of legitimacy and asserting domestic reasons for fake compliance, partial compliance or non-compliance with the EU's conditions, with the latter provoking imposed compliance. The EU's transformative leverage in the region has been much weaker to date in comparison with that in Central and Eastern Europe prior to EU accession. The paper also makes the case for widening the debate about EU foreign policy to include contributions that focus on the external impact of the EU's actions. It links the study of EU foreign policy to the literature on Europeanisation that developed in the context of the EU's enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe.

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Fake, partial and imposed compliance: the limits of the EU's normative power in the Western Balkans

Noutcheva¹

2009

Journal of European Public Policy

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“…These are frequently asked questions. Considerable academic attention has been devoted to assessing the image of the EU as a "civilian power" (Duchêne 1972, 1973, Bull 1982 and as a "normative power" (Manners 2002, Youngs 2004). According to Manners (2002), the EU pursues its core values through economic and diplomatic foreign policy strategies to such an extent that we can speak of a "Normative Power Europe" (NPE).…”

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Normative power and organized hypocrisy: European Union member states' arms export to Libya

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Marsh

2014

European Security

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The 2011 Libyan civil war prompted a reassessment of the normative foundation of the EU's conventional arms export control regime as armaments manufactured in Europe were used by Gaddafi's forces during the war. The EU's foreign policy identity is based, partly, upon a common approach to arms export involving respect for common criteria for export licences. Yet, prior to the civil war, considerable amounts of military equipment had been exported by member states to Libya, notwithstanding grounds for restraint on the basis of several of the criteria. This article traces member states' arms export to Libya during 2005-2010 to explore whether member states favoured restraint or export promotion. It concludes that although aware of the risks of exporting, in a competitive market for military goods, member states sought commercial advantage over restraint, and comprehensively violated export control principles. This casts doubts on assertions of the EU acting as a "normative power".

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“…It is dominated by supply driven assistance's motive on the international arena rather than partnership and demand side. It is not based on the analysis of international identity in traditional nationstate discourse (Manners, 2002;Youngs, 2004in Metreveli 2016. In this case, it is good to become a reminder that both the TrC and SSC are aimed mostly to implement development cooperation rather than competition, and there is no exception for the case of relationship between Indonesia, China and the EU.…”

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Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Business

Husodo¹,

Gitaharie²,

Gani³

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Normative Dynamics and Strategic Interests in the EU's External Identity

Cited by 184 publications

References 38 publications

Fake, partial and imposed compliance: the limits of the EU's normative power in the Western Balkans

Fake, partial and imposed compliance: the limits of the EU's normative power in the Western Balkans

Normative power and organized hypocrisy: European Union member states' arms export to Libya

Competition and Cooperation in Economics and Business

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