Normative power Europe : empirical and theoretical perspectives

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Since it was first introduced in 2002 the concept of Normative Power Europe (NPE) has been actively and intensively debated by scholars in the fields of European Studies and International Relations. The theory of NPE promotes the idea of the European Union as an 'ideational' actor in global politics characterised by its attempts to promote a set of common principles, and acting to diffuse norms in International Relations. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to examine the methodological, theoretical and empirical challenges in the study of the European Union through NPE. Contributors assess the impact that NPE has had to-date. Collectively the contributions offer new theoretical and methodological perspectives on one of the most widely used and influential ideas in the study of the EU of the last decade."The notion of Normative Power Europe (NPE) is that the European Union as an 'ideational' actor is characterised by common principles and acting to diffuse norms within international relations. This volume highlights the utility of NPE in explaining EU policy processes and outcomes through a set of case studies and critiques"--  Read more... Norms, Power and Europe: A New Agenda for Study of the EU and International Relations; R.G. Whitman -- PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON POWER -- Legitimacy Through Norms: The Political Limits to Europe's Normative Power; C.J. Bickerton -- PART II: NORMS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD -- The European Union as a Regional Normative Hegemon: The Case of European Neighbourhood Policy; H. Haukkala -- Mind the Normative Gap? The EU in the South Caucasus; E.J. Stewart -- Power Discourses and Power Practices: the EU's Role as a Normative Power in Bosnia; A.E. Juncos -- PART III: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES -- Normative and Military Power in EU Peace Support Operations; A. Bj̲rkdahl -- The European Union, the United States and Global Public Goods: Competing Models or Two Sides of the Same Coin?; M. Smith -- The EU's Development Policy: Empirical Evidence of 'Normative Power Europe'?; V.L. Birchfield€ -- Promoting Labour Standards Through Trade: Normative Power or Regulatory State Europe?; J. Orbie -- PART IV: FUTURE ORIENTATIONS -- Human Security and the Search for a Normative Narrative; M. Martin -- Normative Power Europe and Conflict Transformation; T. Diez & M. Pace -- The European Union's Normative Power: Critical Perspectives and Perspectives on the Critical; I. Manners -- Bibliography. Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; R.G. Whitman -- PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON POWER -- Norms, Power and Europe: A New Agenda for Study of the EU and International Relations; R.G. Whitman -- Legitimacy through Norms: The Political Limits of Europe's Normative Power; C.J. Bickerton -- "Normative Power Europe" -- or "The Emperor has no Clothes; A. Hyde-Price -- PART II: NORMS AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD -- A Normative Power or a Normative Hegemon? The European Union and its European Neighbourhood Policy; H. Haukkala -- Mind the Normative Gap? The EU in the South Caucasus; E. Stewart -- Assessing the Effectiveness of the EU as a Normative Power in the Western Balkans: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina; A.E. Juncos -- PART III: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES -- Building Peace -- Normative and Military Powers in EU Peace Operations; A. Björkdahl -- The European Union, the United States and Global Public Goods: Competing Models or Two Sides of the Same Coin?; M. Smith -- The EU's Development Policy: Empirical Evidence of 'Normative Power Europe'?; V. Birchfield -- Normative Power Europe at Work? Labour Standards in European Union Trade Relations; J. Orbie -- PART IV: FUTURE ORIENTATIONS -- Human Security: Does Normative Europe Need a New Strategic Narrative?; M. Martin -- Normative Power Europe and Conflict Transformation; T. Diez & M. Pace -- Normative Power Europe: Critical Perspectives and Perspectives on the Critical; I.J. Manners