EU security governance

Emil Kirchner is Professor of European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Essex. James Sperling is Professor of Political Science at the University of Akron

• List of figures, tables and appendicesPreface AcknowledgementsList of abbreviations1. Introduction: the EU and the governance of European security2. Policies of prevention: pre-empting disorder along the periphery 3. Policies of assurance: peace-building in south eastern Europe4. Policies of protection: meeting the challenge of internal security5. Policies of compellance: projecting force into an uncertain world6. Conclusion: securing Europe in the 21st centuryBibliographyIndex

"'EU security governance provides a broad and compelling overview of the diverse ways in which the European Union interacts with member states to provide internal and external security. The authors explore how the EU's growing role as a security actor has been driven by fundamental changes in the security agenda and how national sovereignty constrains EU activism. Finally they ask whether the EU is displacing the state in critical areas or is serving as a forum for intergovernmental bargaining. These are basic questions, and the erudite answers that Emil Kirchner and James Sperling provide will be of interest to all students of international relations.' Professor Gary Marks, University of North Carolina"