Rieker Europeanization of National Security Identity

The EU and the changing security identities of the Nordic states
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-1-134-18036-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: Contemporary Security Studies

This new book tackles two key questions: 1) How is the EU functioning as a security actor? 2) How and to what extent is the EU affecting national security identities?

Focusing on the four largest Nordic states (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), this incisive study analyzes how and to what extent the EU affects national security identities. It shows how the EU has developed into a special kind of security actor that, due to its level of political integration, has an important influence on national security approaches and identities.

This new analysis applies a fresh combination of integration theory, security studies and studies of Europeanization. The main argument in this book is that, rather than adapting to the changing conditions created by the end of the Cold War, the Nordic states changed their security approaches in response to the European integration process. It shows how different phases in the post Cold War European integration process have influenced the national security approaches of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. While all four security approaches seem to have been Europeanized, the speed and the character of these changes seem to vary due to a combination of differing ties to the EU and differing security policy traditions.

This new book will be of great interest to all students of European Defence, national security and of security studies in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rieker, Pernille

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Staatsbürgerkunde, Staatsbürgerschaft, Zivilgesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Europeanization of Nordic security 2. The EU – A Comprehensive Security Actor 3. Europeanisation as socialisation 4. Sweden – Teacher and pupil 5. Finland – Pragmatic adapter 6. Denmark – Reluctant adapter 7. Norway – Adaptive non-member 8. Comparisons Conclusions and Implications Bibliography Index