Arcudi, Giovanni and Smith, Michael E. (2013) The European Gendarmerie Force: a solution in search of problems? European Security, 22 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 0966-2839
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By creating the European Gendarmerie Force (EGF), some European Union (EU) member states have devised a ‘structured solution’ to provide international civilian police capabilities. In this article, we undertake a critical examination of the EGF by first arguing that the EGF has been widely misrepresented, notably with regard to its general purpose and specific relationship to the EU. Next, we examine a range of security problems used to justify the EGF, arguing that its potential role in handling certain tasks has not been very carefully considered. Finally, we suggest that a major rationale behind the EGF was the shared desire among its members to draw attention to a policing model that is not universally appreciated, and to promote this model by offering its ‘third-type’ capabilities while keeping the EGF outside of EU institutional constraints. In the conclusion, we identify some crucial questions related to the EGF–EU relations, notably in terms of non-optimisation of EU resources and possible incoherence in EU/Common Security and Defence Policy efforts.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/feus20 |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | Centre for International Studies |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2015 14:07 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2024 20:39 |
| Projects: | 203613 |
| Funders: | European Research Council |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60822 |
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