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The European Union and human security: external interventions and missions

Martin, Mary and Kaldor, Mary, eds. (2012) The European Union and human security: external interventions and missions. Routledge studies in human security. Routledge, Oxon, UK. ISBN 9780415691543 (Submitted)

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Abstract

This edited book examines European external interventions in human security, in order to illustrate the evolution and nature of the European Union as a global political actor. In 2003, the EU deployed its first external mission under the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) with a military force to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Since then it has instigated over 18 civilian and military missions to deal with humanitarian crises all over the world. This book presents a series of eight case studies of external interventions by the EU covering the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan and Indonesia, to illustrate the nature of the EU as a global actor. Using the concept of human security to assess the effectiveness of these missions in meeting the EU’s aim of being a ‘force for good in the world’, this study addresses two key issues: the need for an empirical assessment of EU foreign and security policies based on EU intervention in conflict and post-conflict situations and the idea of 'human security' and how this is applied in European foreign policy.

Item Type: Book
Official URL: http://www.routledge.com/
Additional Information: © 2012 Routledge
Divisions: International Development
Conflict and Civil Society
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 02 Mar 2012 14:26
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 21:51
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/42053

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