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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825223203321

Autore

Gariup Monica

Titolo

European security culture : language, theory, policy / / Monica Gariup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub., c2009

ISBN

1-317-13933-X

1-317-13932-1

1-315-58100-0

1-281-96907-9

9786611969073

0-7546-9560-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Disciplina

327.116094

355/.03304

Soggetti

National security - European Union countries

Rhetoric - Political aspects - European Union countries

European Union countries Foreign relations

European Union countries Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART I The Grammar of Security: Cultural Assumptions, Preferences, and Policies; 2 The Framework of Analysis: Security, Grand Strategy, and Culture; 3 Is Talk Really Cheap? Language as an Interface between Culture and Behavior; 4 Analyzing Security Discourses and Practices: A Typology; PART II The Discourse and Practice of the ESDP: Between Auto-Communication and Power Projection

5 Contextualizing the Discourse on the European Security and Defence Policy or the Elements of the Activity-Performativity-Connectivity Dynamics6 "A Secure Europe in a Better World": Syntax and Semantics of the ESDP; 7 Grand Strategy in Practice: Testing Coherence between Discourse and Action; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Grounded on tenets of cultural realism and social constructivism,



Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union level and the implications of discourse and practice in European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).