Beatrix Futák-Campbell is Assistant Professor in International Relations at Leiden University

• IntroductionPart I: Theory1 Studying practitioners’ practices2 Studying social action in interactionPart II: Practice3 Constructing the ‘European’4 The normative role of the EU in the eastern region5 EU foreign policy as a vocation for Europe6 Justifying the EU’s interests in the region: energy securityConclusionIndex

'It is sometimes said, jokingly, that there are more people researching and writ- ing about EU foreign policy than actually doing it. Beatrix Futák-Campbell’s book places the analytical spotlight on the latter and, more specifically, on ‘EU practitioners’ practice’. [...] for its elaborate and innovative conceptualisation of discur- sive practices in EU foreign policy and for its rich set of (re-usable) inter- view data, this book deserves wide readership in the EU studies scholarly community.'David Cadier, CERI-Sciences Po Paris, European Review of International Studies 7 (2020)

Beatrix Futák-Campbell is Assistant Professor in International Relations at Leiden University

• IntroductionPart I: Theory1 Studying practitioners’ practices2 Studying social action in interactionPart II: Practice3 Constructing the ‘European’4 The normative role of the EU in the eastern region5 EU foreign policy as a vocation for Europe6 Justifying the EU’s interests in the region: energy securityConclusionIndex

'It is sometimes said, jokingly, that there are more people researching and writ- ing about EU foreign policy than actually doing it. Beatrix Futák-Campbell’s book places the analytical spotlight on the latter and, more specifically, on ‘EU practitioners’ practice’. [...] for its elaborate and innovative conceptualisation of discur- sive practices in EU foreign policy and for its rich set of (re-usable) inter- view data, this book deserves wide readership in the EU studies scholarly community.'David Cadier, CERI-Sciences Po Paris, European Review of International Studies 7 (2020)

Beatrix Futák-Campbell is Assistant Professor in International Relations at Leiden University

• IntroductionPart I: Theory1 Studying practitioners’ practices2 Studying social action in interactionPart II: Practice3 Constructing the ‘European’4 The normative role of the EU in the eastern region5 EU foreign policy as a vocation for Europe6 Justifying the EU’s interests in the region: energy securityConclusionIndex

'It is sometimes said, jokingly, that there are more people researching and writ- ing about EU foreign policy than actually doing it. Beatrix Futák-Campbell’s book places the analytical spotlight on the latter and, more specifically, on ‘EU practitioners’ practice’. [...] for its elaborate and innovative conceptualisation of discur- sive practices in EU foreign policy and for its rich set of (re-usable) inter- view data, this book deserves wide readership in the EU studies scholarly community.'David Cadier, CERI-Sciences Po Paris, European Review of International Studies 7 (2020)