Understanding the Emergence of the European Security and Defence Policy: An Historical Institutionalist Analysis

Dr. Christopher Reynolds

doi:10.5771/9783845225333

Summary

Der vorliegende Band untersucht eine der signifikantesten Entwicklungen in der europäischen Politik der letzten Dekade – die Entstehung eines europäischen Krisenmanagements in Form der Europäischen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (ESVP). Ziel ist es, die Ursprünge, den institutionellen Rahmen und die umstrittene Beziehung zur NATO zu erklären.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2010
Copyright Year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-5665-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-2533-3
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 272
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
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List of Figures and Abbreviations No access Pages 11 - 12
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Acknowledgements No access Pages 13 - 14
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1. The Puzzle of St Malo No access Pages 15 - 19
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2. 1. Challenges to European Integration Theory No access Pages 19 - 22
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  2. Challenges to IR Theory No access Pages 22 - 23
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  3. Institutional Design No access Pages 23 - 24
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  4. The Puzzle of EU-NATO Relations No access Pages 24 - 26
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3. 1. New Institutionalism No access Pages 26 - 27
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  2. Key Points of Historical Institutionalism No access Pages 27 - 28
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  3. Understanding the ESDP's emergence No access Pages 28 - 30
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  4. Understanding Institutional Structures No access Pages 30 - 31
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  5. Understanding the EU-NATO relationship No access Pages 31 - 32
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4. 1. Prevailing Themes No access Pages 32 - 35
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  2. Research Methodology No access Pages 35 - 37
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  3. Book Structure No access Pages 37 - 38
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1. What is the ESDP? No access Pages 39 - 43
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2. 1. The First Debates No access Pages 43 - 47
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  2. The End of Civilian Power Europe? No access Pages 47 - 50
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  3. Europeanisation: Impacts "up" and "down" No access Pages 50 - 52
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  4. The European Security Strategy No access Pages 52 - 54
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  5. On the Ground No access Pages 54 - 55
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3. 1. Theoretical Considerations: The ESDP as Integration or Cooperation? No access Pages 55 - 59
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  2. ESDP as Integration No access Pages 59 - 67
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  3. The ESDP as International Security Cooperation No access Pages 67 - 74
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4. Conclusions No access Pages 74 - 76
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1. 1. Institutions and the EU No access Pages 77 - 80
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  2. Institutional Interdependence within the EU No access Pages 80 - 80
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  3. An Interdependent Polity in an Interdependent World No access Pages 80 - 83
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2. 1. From Old to New Institutionalism No access Pages 83 - 85
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  2. Understanding Institutions: Three New Institutionalisms No access Pages 85 - 102
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  1. Process-Tracing No access
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  1. Two Explanatory Streams No access
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5. Conclusions No access Pages 108 - 110
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1. 1. The Early Years and Contemporary Parallels No access Pages 111 - 117
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  2. The European Defence Community (1950-54) No access Pages 117 - 120
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  3. The Fouchet Plans: 1960s No access Pages 120 - 126
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2. 1. Why EPC succeeded No access Pages 126 - 128
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  2. Institutional and Functional Expansion No access Pages 128 - 134
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  3. The Western European Union No access Pages 134 - 135
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  4. Lessons to be Learned No access Pages 135 - 136
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3. 1. The End of the Cold War: Geopolitical Change and Institutional Competition No access Pages 136 - 138
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  2. 1991-1997: The Common Foreign and Security Policy and Adapting the WEU No access Pages 138 - 141
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  3. NATO and the Common Joint Task Force Initiative No access Pages 141 - 145
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  1. The Amsterdam Treaty No access
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5. 1. Continuity in British Defence Policy No access Pages 148 - 150
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  2. Explaining the Blair Policy Change: 1997-1998 No access Pages 150 - 154
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  3. Broader Changes No access Pages 154 - 156
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  4. The Policy Shift No access Pages 156 - 158
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  5. Explanatory Limits No access Pages 158 - 158
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6. Conclusions No access Pages 158 - 160
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1. Three Hypotheses on Institutional Design No access Pages 161 - 164
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2. 1. The Political and Security Committee (PSC/COPS) No access Pages 164 - 167
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  2. The European Union Military Committee (EUMC) No access Pages 167 - 168
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  3. The European Union Military Staff (EUMS) No access Pages 168 - 168
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  4. Committee of Contributors No access Pages 168 - 169
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  5. Understanding Institutional Design No access Pages 169 - 170
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3. 1. Why not the Western European Union (WEU)? No access Pages 170 - 172
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  2. Specific Problems with the WEU "Model" No access Pages 172 - 173
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  3. The WEU Parliamentary Assembly No access Pages 173 - 174
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  4. Membership Structures No access Pages 174 - 175
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4. 1. The North Atlantic Council (NAC) No access Pages 175 - 177
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  2. The NATO Military Committee No access Pages 177 - 178
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  3. The NATO International Military Staff (IMS) No access Pages 178 - 178
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  4. Other Elements of Isomorphism No access Pages 178 - 181
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5. 1. Mimetic Isomorphism No access Pages 181 - 182
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  2. Normative Isomorphism No access Pages 182 - 184
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  3. Coercive Isomorphism No access Pages 184 - 186
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  4. Rational Institutional Isomorphism No access Pages 186 - 187
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6. 1. Committee Chairmanships No access Pages 187 - 190
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  2. Committee Seniority No access Pages 190 - 192
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  3. Relationship with Coreper No access Pages 192 - 194
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  4. Committee Structure and "Hierarchy of Concepts" No access Pages 194 - 200
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7. Conclusions No access Pages 200 - 202
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1. 1. The "Normal" Approach to the Study of International Institutions No access Pages 203 - 208
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  2. Finding a Term No access Pages 208 - 209
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  3. Types of Interaction / Impact No access Pages 209 - 210
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  4. Reconciling Institutional Overlap No access Pages 210 - 211
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2. 1. Increasing Overlap No access Pages 211 - 213
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  2. Overlapping Scale No access Pages 213 - 214
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  3. Overlapping Membership No access Pages 214 - 215
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  4. Overlapping Competence No access Pages 215 - 218
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  5. Attempts at Reconciliation No access Pages 218 - 219
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  6. NATO First Refusal? No access Pages 219 - 221
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  7. Division of Labour No access Pages 221 - 223
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3. 1. Berlin Plus No access Pages 223 - 229
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  2. Institutional Cooperation and Coordination No access Pages 229 - 229
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  3. The Problems with Berlin Plus No access Pages 229 - 234
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  4. Consequences No access Pages 234 - 235
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4. 1. The Emergence of Informal Meetings No access Pages 235 - 238
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  2. Informal Document Exchange No access Pages 238 - 239
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5. Conclusions No access Pages 239 - 240
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1. 1. Understanding the ESDP’s emergence No access Pages 241 - 243
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  2. Institutional Design No access Pages 243 - 245
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  3. The Relationship with NATO No access Pages 245 - 246
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2. 1. Taking Time Seriously No access
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  2. The Role of Isomorphism No access Pages 249 - 249
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3. In the Final Analysis No access Pages 249 - 250
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References and Bibliography No access Pages 251 - 270
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List of Interviews No access Pages 271 - 272
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