The EU's Role in World Politics - A Retreat from Liberal Internationalism (Hardcover)

Debates on EU foreign policy have been dominated by two opposing schools of argument. One includes a broad range of work that extols the virtues of a European liberal concept of power and the other sees the EU's commitment to cosmopolitan liberalism and soft power as a sign of weakness rather than strength. This book judges the EU on its own terms as a liberal power, examining its policy record, rather than simply asserting that the EU's liberal commitments in themselves denote either a superior or inferior foreign policy approach. Youngs argues that the challenges facing Europe's role in the world appear to be in its retreat from liberal internationalism through a series of case studies on policy areas: trade, multilateral diplomacy, security, development cooperation, democracy and human rights, and energy security. Presenting detailed evidence that show the EU is moving away from cosmopolitan strategy, Youngs asserts that Europe needs to reassess its foreign policies if it is to defend the kind of liberal world order necessary for its own and other countries' long term interests. This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars of European politics, Foreign Policy and International Relations.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in European Politics
Release date:	August 2010
First published:	2004
Authors:	Richard Youngs
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	198
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-58368-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > EU & European institutions Promotions
LSN:	0-415-58368-3
Barcode:	9780415583688

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