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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1299-1315 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of European Public Policy |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Early online date | 29 Jan 2013 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Keywords
- CFSP
- coherence
- CSDP
- development
- European External Action Service
- security
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The European External Action Service and the security-development nexus : organizing for effectiveness or incoherence? / Smith, Michael E.
In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 20, No. 9, 2013, p. 1299-1315.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The European External Action Service and the security-development nexus
T2 - organizing for effectiveness or incoherence?
AU - Smith, Michael E.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The creation of a new ‘European External Action Service’ (EEAS) under the Treaty of Lisbon represents one of the most far-reaching attempts to reform European Union (EU) foreign policy institutions in the history of European integration. However, the process of organizing the EEAS has involved more ‘top–down’ political interference rather than the more ‘bottom–up’ codification of existing procedures that typically takes place in the reform of EU foreign policy institutions. This trend can be framed in terms of three conflicts: a clash of intergovernmental politics over the structure and staffing of the EEAS; a clash of bureaucratic politics among the major institutions involved in European foreign policy; and a clash of priorities between two major EU foreign policy goals: development and security policy. These conflicts call into question whether the EEAS will improve the coherence of EU foreign/security policy, as it was intended, or simply add more confusion to the EU's global presence.
AB - The creation of a new ‘European External Action Service’ (EEAS) under the Treaty of Lisbon represents one of the most far-reaching attempts to reform European Union (EU) foreign policy institutions in the history of European integration. However, the process of organizing the EEAS has involved more ‘top–down’ political interference rather than the more ‘bottom–up’ codification of existing procedures that typically takes place in the reform of EU foreign policy institutions. This trend can be framed in terms of three conflicts: a clash of intergovernmental politics over the structure and staffing of the EEAS; a clash of bureaucratic politics among the major institutions involved in European foreign policy; and a clash of priorities between two major EU foreign policy goals: development and security policy. These conflicts call into question whether the EEAS will improve the coherence of EU foreign/security policy, as it was intended, or simply add more confusion to the EU's global presence.
KW - CFSP
KW - coherence
KW - CSDP
KW - development
KW - European External Action Service
KW - security
U2 - 10.1080/13501763.2012.758441
DO - 10.1080/13501763.2012.758441
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 1299
EP - 1315
JO - Journal of European Public Policy
JF - Journal of European Public Policy
SN - 1350-1763
IS - 9
ER -