The SAGE Handbook of European Foreign Policy

Edith Drieskens is Associate Professor of International Relations at Leuven International and European Studies (KU Leuven). She has a keen interest in the regional dimension of global governance, notably in the EU’s functioning in multilateral organizations. Her research has appeared in a variety of  journals, including Public Administration, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of European Integration, and Journal of Common Market Studies. She is co-editor of The EU and Effective Multilateralism: Internal and External Reform Practices (Routledge, 2014) and The Sage Handbook of European Foreign Policy (Sage, 2015).

• Part I: Research TraditionsIntroduction: Research Traditions - Knud Erik JørgensenChapter 2: The Study of European Foreign Policy: Trends and Advances - Knud Erik JørgensenChapter 3: The Analysis of Foreign Policy in its Historical Context - Walter CarlsnaesChapter 4: The Geopolitics of European External Relations - Virginie MamadouhPart II: Theoretical PerspectivesIntroduction: Theorizing European Foreign Policy - Knud Erik JørgensenChapter 6: Liberal International Relations Theory and European Union Foreign Policy - Derek BeachChapter 7: Realism and European Foreign Policy: Promises and Shortcomings - Alexander ReichweinChapter 8: Critical Approaches to European Foreign Policy - Åsne Kalland AarstadChapter 9: Social Constructivist and Discursive Approaches to European Foreign Policy - Senem Aydin-DüzgitChapter 10: Bureaucratic Politics, New Institutionalism and Principal-Agent Models - Tom DelreuxChapter 11: Theories of European Integration - Julian Bergmann and Arne NiemannChapter 12: Europeanization - Ben TonraChapter 13: Normative Theory: An Untapped Resource in the Study of European Foreign Policy - Helene SjursenPart III: European Union ActorsIntroduction: European Union Actors - Edith DrieskensChapter 15: Presidencies: The Tale of Two and a Half Presidencies - Simon DukeChapter 16: The European External Action Service - Ana E. Juncos and Karolina PomorskaChapter 17: The Governance of European Defence - Per M. Norheim MartinsenChapter 18: European Security Intelligence - Anthony GleesChapter 19: Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission - Dirk De BièvreChapter 20: The European Parliament and European Foreign Policy - Steven Van Hecke and Wouter WolfsChapter 21: The Legal Dimension of European Foreign Policy - Ramses A. WesselPart IV: State ActorsIntroduction: State Actors - Edith DrieskensChapter 23: Ministries of Foreign Affairs - Brian HockingChapter 24: European Council - Peter Debaere and Tim HaesebrouckChapter 25: National Parliaments - Wolfgang WagnerChapter 26: Line Ministries - Mads Dagnis Jensen and Peter NedergaardPart V: Societal ActorsIntroduction: Societal Actors in European Foreign Policy - Åsne Kalland AarstadChapter 28: Public Opinion - Pierangelo Isernia and Francesco OlmastroniChapter 29: News Media as Actors in European Foreign Policy Making - Paul GillespieChapter 30: Political Parties and Interest Groups - Bart Kerremans and Yf ReykersChapter 31: Think Tanks and European Foreign Policy: Transnational Politics of Expertise - Johan ErikssonChapter 32: Europe′s Public Intellectuals - Cornelia NavariPart VI: The Politics of European Foreign PolicyIntroduction: The Politics of European Foreign Policy - Åsne Kalland AarstadChapter 34: Policy Paradigms - Theofanis ExadaktylosChapter 35: Liberal Internationalism - Knud Erik JørgensenChapter 36: Commercial Internationalism - Otto HolmanChapter 37: The Counter Forces of European Integration: Populism, Nationalism and EU Foreign Policy - Bertjan Verbeek and Andrej ZasloveChapter 38: The Politics of Coercion: Assessing the EU′s Use of Military and Economic Instruments - Clara Portela and Chiara RuffaPart VII: Bilateral RelationsIntroduction: The EU′s Bilateral Relations - Katie LaatikainenChapter 40: The European Union and the United States - Michael H. SmithChapter 41: EU-Japan Relations - Ken MasujimaChapter 42: European Foreign Policy towards Russia: Challenges, Lessons and Future Avenues for Research - Anke Schmidt FelzmannChapter 43: The EU′s Bilateral Relations with China - Sebastian BersickChapter 44: EU-India Relations: Debates and Dynamics - Shazia Aziz WülbersChapter 45: EU-Brazil Relations as a Developing Field of Study: State of the Art and Perspectives on Future Research - Laura Cristina Ferreira-PereiraChapter 46: EU-Israel Relations: Expanding the Research Agenda - Bruno Oliveira MartinsChapter 47: EU External Perceptions: From Innovation to an Established Field of Study - Natalia Chaban and Martin HollandPart VIII: Relations with Multilateral Institutions and RegionsIntroduction: Relations with Multilateral Institutions and Regions - Katie LaatikainenChapter 49: The EU and the United Nations - Katie LaatikainenChapter 50: The European Union′s Relations with Multilateral Institutions (WTO, ILO, OECD, IMF, WB) - Jan Orbie, Bregt Saenen,Joren Verschaeve and Ferdi De VilleChapter 51: The European Union′s Relationship with NATO and the OSCE - Niels van Willigen and Joachim KoopsChapter 52: Interregionalism - Philippe De Lombaerde, Fredrik Söderbaum and Jens-Uwe WunderlichChapter 53: EU Foreign Policy and the Middle East - Paola Rivetti and Francesco CavatortaChapter 54: Europe-Africa Relations over Time: History, Geo-Poltics and New Political Challenges - Mary FarrellPart IX: PoliciesIntroduction: Policies - Ben TonraChapter 56: Security Issues in Foreign Policy - Benjamin Kienzle, Bruno Oliveira Martins and Antonie VandemoorteleChapter 57: The European Union and Human Rights Promotion - Robert KissackChapter 58: Trade - Alasdair Young and John PetersonChapter 59: Enlargement - Elisabeth Johansson-NoguésChapter 60: The European Neighbourhood: Between European Integration and International Relations - Federica Bicchi and Sandra LavenexChapter 61: European Foreign Policy on the Environment and Climate Change - Lisanne GroenChapter 62: Development and Foreign Aid - Maurizio CarboneChapter 63: European External Energy Policy: Governance, Diplomacy and Sustainability - Anna Herranz-SurrallésChapter 64: The European Union Defence Debate: What Kind of Power Is It? - Stephanie B. AndersonPart X: Transnational ChallengesIntroduction: Transnational Challenges - Ben TonraChapter 66: Dynamics of the European Union Non-Proliferation Discourse in Global Context - Egle MurauskaiteChapter 67: The Balance of Power - Dirk PetersChapter 68: Terrorism, Civil Wars and Uprisings - Élise M. FéronChapter 69: Global Markets - Jonathon W. MosesChapter 70: Environmental Challenges - Conor Little and Diarmuid TorneyChapter 71: The Multilateral System - Edith Drieskens and Laura Van Dievel

An ambitious and comprehensive tour de table of  the essential topics in EU foreign policy by leading European scholars. The Handbook reflects the importance of understanding the full range of EU foreign policy at a time of uncertainty in the direction of European political integration. It is destined to take a prominent place on the bookshelves of libraries, research institutes, and academic departments across the world.