The EU Polity and Foreign Policy Coherence

The EU Polity and Foreign Policy Coherence

The present article examines the character of the European Union (EU) as a polity by looking at the mechanisms it employs to ensure the coherence of its foreign policies. It first contrasts three ideal polity types. The methods chosen to ensure coherence in foreign policy actions differ according to...

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Main Authors: PORTELA, Clara, RAUBE, Kolja
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
Subjects:
European Union
Coherence
Sanctions
Civilian crisis management
Polity types
Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation
Political Science
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1137
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/2393/viewcontent/EUPolityandPolicyCoherence_JCER.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:The present article examines the character of the European Union (EU) as a polity by looking at the mechanisms it employs to ensure the coherence of its foreign policies. It first contrasts three ideal polity types. The methods chosen to ensure coherence in foreign policy actions differ according to each of the three polity types. The article then explores how the EU ensures coherence through institutional reform, and subsequently looks in detail at two illustrative policy fields: aid sanctions and civilian crisis-management. The investigation concludes that the organisation of EU foreign policies combines elements from different polity types.

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