The external relations of the European Union historical and contemporary perspectives

The book analyses the attitudes of non-EU countries towards European integration in historical and contemporary perspectives. The authors study a range of actors in Europe and beyond to explain the impact of the creation of the European Communities on the international system and how the EU is perce...

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Otros Autores: Winand, Pascaline (Editor), Winand, Pascaline, editor (editor), Benvenuti, Andrea, editor, Guderzo, Max, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Brussels, [Belgium] : Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group 2015
2014.
Edición:Éditions scientifiques internationales
Colección:Collection "La cité européenne" ; Number 52.
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  • Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; The EU in International Affairs. A Global Actor ""Sui Generis"" (Andrea Benvenuti and Max Guderzo); Part I: EU External Relations with its Neighbours; EU Enlargement: A Success but Never a Simple Question of Time (H.E. David Daly); The Most Successful Policy of the EU; Accession - Not an Inevitable Outcome; The Copenhagen Criteria; Getting to Know You; Not a Miracle Cure; Each Path of Engagement Unique; Tumultuous Change, Strong Benefits ; Differences in Collective Memory. Perception of Solidarność in Western Europe and in Poland (Dr Karolina Pietras)
  • Historical Background The Hot Polish Summer of 1980; Western Media Coverage of the Polish Summer ; French Press Reaction; The Cold Polish winter of 1981-82 and its Impact on France ; The Repercussions of the Polish Events on West Germany; Martial Law's Resonance in the Media; Solidarność's Ideology and Western Europe; Different Faces of Assistance to Poland ; Is there a French-German Polarity?; France and Germany Now ; Part II. The EU and the Asia Pacific Region; Australia, the "Messina Initiative" and the Establishment of the EEC, 1955-1958 (Dr Andrea Benvenuti); Introduction
  • Australia's Early Response Towards the Establishment of the EEC; Australian Policy in the Aftermath of the Rome Treaty; Conclusion; Images and Perceptions of the EU in New Zealand in the 1950's (Natalia Chaban and Sarah Christie); Introduction; New Zealand Official Discourses on Early European Integration; Methodology; European Integration in New Zealand Print Media Discourses; Europe in NZ Press in the Early 1950's: Schuman Declaration (1950) and Treaty of Paris (1951); Framing European Integration on the Continent; Framing the UK's Reaction; Framing Commonwealth and New Zealand Responses
  • Treaties of Rome (1957)Framing Actions of the Six European Nations Signing the Treaties ; Framing the UK's Reaction; Framing the Commonwealth and New Zealand Responses; Conclusions; The EU in New Zealand and Singapore. A Normative Power? (Dr Serena Kelly); Introduction; Methodology; The Case Studies: Singapore and New Zealand; Internal and External Constructions of NPE; The EU as a Sui Generis, Multilateral and Legal Entity; (Semi-)Soft Power Politics?; The EU's Values; Beyond the EU's Borders ; Evaluating NPE in Singapore and New Zealand
  • Images of the EU in the Eyes of the Singaporean Public Images of the EU in the Eyes of the New Zealand Public; Perceptions of Singaporean Elites on the European Union; Perceptions of New Zealand Elites on the European Union; Conclusion; The EU's Place in India's Foreign and Security Policy (Daniel Novotný); Introduction; India and Geopolitical Imperatives of South Asia; India's Foreign Policy Tradition: Idealist versus Realist ; Indian Ambivalence Towards Europe; The EU as a "Trading Superpower"; The EU and "Strategic Triangles" in South Asia; The EU and the US in India's Grand Strategy
  • India, the EU and a Multi-polar World