This text critically examines the belief that the EU not only has
an impact on the international system but also a 'normative',
'civilian' and 'civilizing' power. The contributors question
whether this assertion fits with the empirical record or is merely
based on anecdotal evidence and whether there is a theoretical
basis for the expectation of a 'normative' or 'civilizing' power.
Moving the research agenda forward, the book establishes criteria
and assessment standards for examining the EU's international role
and its putative normative dimension. Such an endeavour is
particularly important against the backdrop of recent developments
in European security and defence. The acquisition of military
means, or the EU's ambition to acquire such means, might weaken at
least the argument that the EU is a 'civilian' power and could
provoke a shift towards a policy more akin to traditional 'great
powers.' This book was previously published as a special issue of
the Journal of European Public Policy.
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