The European External Action Service

Increasing Coherence in the Crisis Management of the European Union?
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-3-8288-2942-8
Verlag: Tectum

Buch, Englisch, 114 Seiten, broschiert, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 176 g

The violent eruption of the Libya crisis and the seemingly uncoordinated reaction of the international community highlighted once more that efficient crisis management needs to grasp a situation in all its complexity, before being able to act appropriately: The legitimacy of any intervention is crucial for its success, and therefore an international mandate, a coherent approach and a sensible combination of civilian and military means are indispensable. The European External Action Service was envisioned as the main tool to enable the EU to act in accordance with these international diplomatic requirements in a more unified and coherent manner. Cathleen Berger analyses its capacity to act to do so. She explores both intergovernmental and supranational elements and identifies the players involved as well as crucial points and critical developments, leading to a substantiated evaluation of the EEAS as an important corporate actor and the respective implications for the development of crisis management in times of conflict and crisis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Berger, Cathleen

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Friedenssicherung, Krisenintervention
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Table of Acronyms

List of Figures

1. Introduction: Research Interest, State of the Art and Definition of Key Notions

2. Theoretical Framework

2.1. The Actor-Centred Institutionalism

2.1.1. Institutions: Stable but not Determining

2.1.2. Actors: Rational but Context-bound

2.1.3. Interactions and Games: Dynamic Processes, Static Pictures

2.1.4. Tackling Complexity: Implications for the Analysis

2.2. Governance and Normative Institutionalism

2.3. Research Question

2.4. Remarks on the Methodological Approach

3. Crisis Management of the European Union: The Institutional Context

3.1. Sovereignty and Common Security

3.2. Foreign Policy Traditions in the EU

3.3. Missions and Operations hitherto

3.4. Development of EU Crisis Management

3.5. Legal Basis, Decision-Making and Planning Process

3.6. Resources, Tasks and Cooperation Mechanisms

3.7. Interim Conclusion: Multiple Actors and Normative Principles

3.8. Shortfalls

4. The European External Action Service and its Capacity to Act: The Actor

4.1. Development of the Service

4.2. Legal Basis

4.3. Position in the EU Structure

4.4. Design as a Functionally Autonomous Body

4.5. Tasks and Resources within EU Crisis Management

4.6. Interim Conclusion: A Theoretically Capable Actor

4.7. The EEAS in Relation to other Actors: Interactions and Games

4.7.1. Supranational Players: European Commission and Parliament

4.7.2. Intergovernmental Players: Member States and Council of Ministers

4.7.3. Formal Players: European Council and its President

4.7.4. Sidelined Players: Rotating Presidency and European Court of Justice

4.7.5. Interim Conclusion: Cooperation as the Key to Success

5. In lieu of a Conclusion: The Case of Libya – Coherent and Capable?

5.1. The Libya Crisis: Situation and Development in a Nutshell

5.2. The EU’s Reaction

5.3. The Games played: Explaining EU Action

5.4. Results: Moving Forward while Creating New Puzzles
Literature

Annex