Bicchi, Federica 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0897-489X
(2014)
Information exchanges, diplomatic networks and the construction of European knowledge in European Union foreign policy.
Cooperation and Conflict, 49 (2).
pp. 239-259.
ISSN 0010-8367
Abstract
This article analyses how, within the European Union foreign policy system, information is gathered and knowledge is constructed. The analysis is based on the evidence provided by a unique dataset, comprising the Heads of Mission reports between 1998 and 2010 and the EU member states’ diplomatic networks. After distinguishing between information and knowledge, the article tackles three related aspects. First, it shows that the EU is able not only to favour information exchanges, but also to gather information and construct knowledge. Second, it argues that, while member states have an interest in contributing their own information and knowledge, European knowledge is also possible. This is demonstrated by means of an in-depth analysis of the preparation of the Heads of Mission report on East Jerusalem. Third, the article suggests that, depending on the reach of their diplomatic network, some member states are interested more than others in European information, but all member states are interested in European knowledge and in each other’s interpretation of current affairs.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://cac.sagepub.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Authors |
| Divisions: | International Relations |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2013 15:46 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2024 00:33 |
| Projects: | CIT4-CT-2006-028698 |
| Funders: | Reconstituting Democracy in Europe (RECON), European Commission’s Sixth Framework Programme |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/45058 |
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