Violakis Europeanisation and the Transformation of EU Security Policy

Post-Cold War Developments in the Common Security and Defence Policy
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-58707-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 290 Seiten

Reihe: Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy

This book examines the extent to which the end of the Cold War led to the Europeanisation of the European Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

The book's analysis takes into consideration previous studies on Europeanisation and its impact on the transformation of national security and defence, and attempts to account for the development of Europeanisation and related mechanisms. These mechanisms incorporate all major relevant factors identified in the work (i.e., a common strategic culture, new security identity, domestic political decision-making, industrial base and defence spending decline) which contribute to the realisation of the CSDP. The relevance of these factors for the CSDP's Europeanisation is examined through historical and empirical analysis. Furthermore, the relationship between CSDP and NATO is also explored. This approach facilitates the analysis of the debate concerning the emergence of the CSDP and throws light on the political shift that led EU leaders to support the CSDP. Another aspect of this study is the empirical analysis of the dynamics and limitations of the European defence sector. The changes which took place in the European defence sector facilitated the emergence of CSDP. Hence, these changes are analysed in view of globalisation issues, economies of scale, economic crises, military autonomy, new security strategy and R&D impact.

This research contributes to the Europeanisation literature in three ways: first, it examines the CSDP through an analysis of the relevant processes. Second, it provides new insight into the Europeanisation by arguing that substantial Europeanisation has taken place in terms of the CSDP. Third, the book examines additional factors contributing to Europeanisation rather than simply recording key historical events and political integration via formal institutional arrangements, which include: domestic political decision-making, creation of a common defence industrial base, single market creation, defence spending decline the new security identity establishment, globalisation, the US and NATO influence the common strategic culture, neo-corporatism and special interest groups, and R&D. This work identifies for the first time key elements of Europeanisation in EU defence and security policy, which are located at both EU level and domestic level. In addition, this research goes several steps forward by identifying distinct Europeanisation forces.

This book will be of interest to students of European security, EU politics, defence studies and IR.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Violakis, Petros

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction

2: Europeanisation

3: European Defence Industry Evolution in the post-WWII Environment

4: CSDP vs. NATO

5: Defence Production and Dynamics

6: Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Petros Violakis has a PhD from the University of Exeter, UK.