European foreign and security policy : states, power, institutions and American hegemony / / Catherine Gegout

• Autore: Gegout Catherine <1973->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.24/0412
• Soggetto topico: National security - European Union countries
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Foreign relations; European Union countries Military policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Deciding Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union: A Brief Account of CFSP -- Part One: CFSP - Theory and Practice -- 1. Foundations for 'Constrained Intergovernmentalism': A New Theoretical Approach -- 2. CFSP: The Machinery of Decision-Making -- Part Two: Case Studies in CFSP - The Mechanism in Action -- 3. A Pure CFSP Case: The Condemnation of China's Human Rights Policy (1997-2005) -- 4. A CFSP-EC Case: Sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Spring 2000) -- 5. A CFSP-ESDP Case: Institutional Relations with NATO (1998-2008) -- Part Three: The Unexpected Actors in the CFSP System -- 6. The United States: Partial Bandwagoning -- 7. The European Commission: Modes of Intervention and Control in CFSP -- Conclusion: 'Constrained Intergovernmentalism': A More Complete Theorization of the CFSP System -- Appendix: Situating 'Constrained Intergovernmentalism' in the Literature on European Foreign Policy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The European Union's (EU) Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) stipulates that all member states must unanimously ratify policy proposals through their representatives on the EU Council. Intergovernmentalism, or the need for equal agreement from all member nations, is used by many political scientists and policy analysts to study how the EU achieves its CFSP. However, in European Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Gegout modifies this theory, arguing instead for analyses based on what she terms 'constrained intergovernmentalism.'Gegout's theory of constrained intergovernmentalism allows for member states, in particular France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, to bargain with one another and to make rational decisions but also takes into account the constraints imposed by the United States, the European Commission, and the precedents set by past decisions. Three in-depth case studies of CFSP decision-making support her argument, as she examines the EU position on China's human rights record, EU sanctions against Serbia, and EU relations with NATO.
• Titolo autorizzato: European foreign and security policy
• ISBN: 1-4426-8633-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458220003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: European Union studies.