Sonnleitner Bilateral Diplomacy and EU Membership

Case Study on Austria
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-8452-8931-1
Verlag: Nomos
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 227 mm

Reihe: Salzburg European Union Studies

This book focuses on the question of how national bilateral diplomacy is influenced and transformed by EU membership. It provides profound empirical evidence of the nature of this influence and the effect of this process. Its focus lies on the most classical element in the field of national bilateral diplomacy: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its network of diplomatic representations. This study’s object of investigation is Austria. Accordingly, it concentrates on developments and changes in Austria’s conduct of bilateral diplomacy during 20 years of EU membership. The investigation is conducted in the form of a case study, based on institutional theories of organisations and organisational analysis. In order to address developments in the field of bilateral diplomacy, the book considers structural elements, tasks and processes as well as elements of the professional identity of diplomats. Thereby, two fields of examination, bilateral diplomacy both inside and outside the EU, are analysed separately.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sonnleitner, Sandra

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2; Theorizing Diplomacy and its Change in the Context of the EU;21
2.1; Diplomacy in Theory;21
2.2; Diplomacy as an Institution;25
2.3; The Evolvement and Interrelations of the Westphalian State System and Modern Diplomacy;30
2.4; Institutional Change of Diplomacy;33
2.5; The European Union within the Institution of Diplomacy;38
2.6; The European External Action Service as Diplomatic Actor;41
3; The Impact of European Integration on Bilateral Diplomacy;47
3.1; Bilateral Diplomatic Relations within the EU;48
3.2; Bilateral Diplomatic Relations to Third States;52
3.3; The Future of Foreign Ministries in the European Union;55
3.4; Professional Identity in the Organizational Field of Diplomacy;57
4; The Case of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;61
4.1; Methodology and Development Patterns;61
4.2; Data Collection and Evaluation;66
5; Foundations of Austrian Foreign Policy;71
5.1; Nation-building in the Second Republic of Austria;71
5.2; Permanent Neutrality as Foundation for Austrian Foreign Policy;72
5.3; Small State Status;76
5.4; Relevant Aspects of Austrian Domestic Policy;77
6; Identity-building in Austria’s Foreign Policy and Diplomacy;81
6.1; Period of Occupation and the Issue of South Tyrol;83
6.2; State Treaty and Western Orientation;85
6.3; Hungarian Uprising as Touchstone of Neutrality;87
6.4; The Kreisky Era;89
6.5; Waldheim Affair and Victim Thesis;95
6.6; Middle East Policy;99
6.7; An Ambivalent Foreign Policy Identity;103
7; Austrian Foreign Policy in the European Union;105
7.1; Accession Negotiations against the Background of Neutrality;105
7.2; Implications on Austrian Foreign Policy Making and Diplomacy;109
8; The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Diplomatic Actor;119
8.1; Historical Development;119
8.2; Legal Framework;131
8.3; Strategic Focus;133
8.4; Organizational Set-up;137
9; Europeanization Tendencies in Austrian Bilateral Diplomacy;145
9.1; Structural Developments and Changes;145
9.2; Austrian Bilateral Diplomacy inside the EU;163
9.2.1; Bilateral Diplomacy as Supporter of Multilateral Cooperation;166
9.2.2; New Actors in the Diplomatic Framework;174
9.2.3; Impacts on the Diplomatic Corps;177
9.3; Austrian Bilateral Diplomacy in Third States;180
9.3.1; A New Framework for Cooperation;182
9.3.2; Effects on the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs;191
9.3.3; Austrian Diplomats in the EEAS;196
9.3.4; Austrian Expertise in the EEAS;198
9.4; Cultural Heritage in Austrian Bilateral Diplomacy;203
9.5; Consular Services in Austrian Bilateral Diplomacy;205
9.6; Economy in Austrian Bilateral Diplomacy;206
9.7; Impacts on the Profession of Diplomacy;209
9.7.1; From Neutrality to European Identity;209
9.7.2; Different Preconditions for Conducting Diplomacy;211
9.7.3; New Professional Roles in Bilateral Diplomacy;215
10; Discussion and Conclusion;231
10.1; Direct and Indirect Effects on the Structural Level;232
10.2; Between Traditional and New Forms of Bilateral Diplomacy inside the EU;235
10.3; Role Negotiation in the European Foreign Policy Making System;239
10.4; From National to Europeanized Diplomatic Processes;242
10.5; A Third Dimension in the Professional Identity;245
10.6; Results related to the Institution of Diplomacy;247
11; Bibliography;249
12; Empirical Sources;273