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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465193103321

Autore

Stefanova Boyka <1960->

Titolo

The Europeanisation of conflict resolution [[electronic resource] ] : regional integration and conflicts in Europe from the 1950s to the twenty-first century / / Boyka Stefanova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-78170-317-5

1-84779-409-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Collana

Europe in change

Disciplina

327.1709409051

Soggetti

Conflict management - European Union countries

Electronic books.

European Union countries Foreign relations 21st century

European Union countries Politics and government 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Europeanisation of conflict resolution : theory and framework -- The early years : European integration as a system of conflict resolution in the Franco-German relationship (1950-63) -- Northern Ireland : Europeanisation breakthrough -- The case of Cyprus : unmet expectations -- Kosovo : Europeanisation in the making.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the EU's role in conflict resolution and reconciliation in Europe. Ever since it was implemented as a political project of the post-World War II reality in Western Europe, European integration has been credited with performing conflict resolution functions. It allegedly transformed the long-standing adversarial relationship between France and Germany into a strategic partnership. Conflict in Western Europe became obsolete. The end of the Cold War further reinforced its role as a regional peace project. While these evolutionary dynamics are uncontested, the deeper meaning