Communicating Europe in Times of Crisis

Ole Elgström, Lund University, SwedenSonia Lucarelli, University of Bologna, ItalyClarisse Didelon-Loiseau, Le Havre University, FranceClaude Grasland, University Paris Diderot, France May-Britt U. Stumbaum, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyJessica Bain, University of Leicester, UKSvetlana Beltyukova, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA Sharon Pardo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), IsraelKetevan Bolkvadze, University of Gothenburg, SwedenMartin Müller University of Zurich, SwitzerlandVeit Bachmann, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, GermanyChristiane Timmerman, University of Antwerp, BelgiumHelene Marie-Lou De Clerck University of Antwerp in BelgiumKenneth Hemmerechts, Free University of Brussels in Etterbeek (VUB), Belgium Roos Willems, University of Antwerp, Belgium

• Introduction: The Evolution of EU Perceptions: From Single Studies to Systematic Research; Natalia Chaban and Martin Holland, PART I: GLOBAL VIEWS ON THE EU 1. Leader, Bridge-Builder or 'Hobbled Giant'? Perceptions of the EU in Climate Change Negotiations; Ole Elgström 2. The EU's Leadership in the Global Governance: Perceptions from the Others; Sonia Lucarelli 3. Internal and External Perceptions of Europe/EU in the World through Mental Maps; Clarisse Didelon-Loiseau and Claude Grasland PART II: EU EXTERNAL PERCEPTIONS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC 4. Asian Views on Venus: Perceptions of the EU in Security Policy Fields; May-Britt U. Stumbaum 5. Framing the EU in a Time of Crisis: Media Reflections from EU 'Strategic' Partners in Asia-Pacific; Natalia Chaban and Jessica Bain 6. Rasch Analysis of the General Public Perceptions of the EU: A Case-Study of 10 Asia-Pacific Countries; Natalia Chaban and Svetlana Beltyukova PART III: IMAGES OF THE EU IN THE UNION'S NEIGHBOURHOOD 7. Views from the Neighbourhood: Israel; Sharon Pardo, 8. 'I am Georgian and therefore I am European': Comparing Elite and Public Perceptions of EUrope in Georgia 2003 – 2013; Ketevan Bolkvadze, Martin Müller, Veit Bachmann, 9. Imagining Europe from the Outside: The Role of Perceptions on Human rights in Europe in Migration Aspirations in Turkey, Morocco, Senegal and Ukraine; Christiane Timmerman, Helene Marie-Lou De Clerck, Kenneth Hemmerechts and Roos Willems, Conclusions: Perceptions, Prisms, Prospects; Martin Holland and Natalia Chaban

The book demonstrates that work on external perceptions of the EU has matured into a distinctive field of study that is greatly enriching the study of Europe. The volume is an excellent blend of conceptual sophistication and a range of detailed case studies. The especial strength of Communicating Europe in Times of Crisis is that in a single volume it presents the cutting edge of research on external perceptions whilst setting the agenda for future study. Richard Whitman, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UK This volume gathers together an important body of research on a rapidly developing area of study, and shows that there is real substance to the investigations that can be carried out across disciplinary boundaries to explore the EU's impact on perceptions and policies in other regions of the world. As such, it not only makes a substantial contribution to the development of the field but also sets an agenda for future enquiry. Michael Smith, Department of Politics, History and International Relations, Loughborough University, UK