European Union as a Global Actor

Charlotte Bretherton is Senior Lecturer in European Studies and International Relations at Liverpool John Moores University. Her main interests are in the contemporary European Union, development and gender issues.John Vogler is Professor of International Relations at Keele University and Chair of the British International Studies Association Environment Group. He is the author of numerous publications on the environment in world politics and international cooperation including The Global Commons (2000).

• 1. Theorizing Actorness  2. The EU as Economic Power and Trade Actor  3. International Environmental Policy  4. Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance  5. Relations with 'Near-Abroad'  6. Common Foreign and Security Policy  7. The EU as a Provider of Security  8. Constructing an EU Identity?

'The book contains a mine of information for students of the EU and plenty of grist for the theoretical mills of international relations.' - Professor Juliet Lodge, Centre for European Studies, University of Leeds'..far reaching, well researched and well ordered.' - Contemporary Review - Jan 2000