This book reorients the study of European foreign and security policy towards the question of democracy. Blending insights from international relations and democratic theory, it aims to enhance our un
What the EU is supposed to do and how it supposed to do it is an open question, becoming more urgent as the EU enlarges in terms of members and policies. This collection of 11 essays examines the natu
This text critically examines the belief that the EU not only has an impact on the international system but also a ‘normative’, ‘civilian’ and ‘civilizing’ power. The contributors question whether thi