The EU as a Normative Power and the Research on External Perceptions: the Missing Link
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The EU as a Normative Power and the Research on External Perceptions: the Missing Link. / Larsen, Henrik.
I: Journal of Common Market Studies, Bind 52, Nr. 4, 13, 01.07.2014, s. 896-910.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The EU as a Normative Power and the Research on External Perceptions: the Missing Link
AU - Larsen, Henrik
PY - 2014/7/1
Y1 - 2014/7/1
N2 - In research on European foreign policy two important axes of debate have been running relatively independently of each other for more than a decade: the study of the European Union as a normative power (NPE) and the study of external perceptions of the EU. However, the studies of external perception offer some findings that are central for the NPE debate. This article’s argument is that the external perceptions literature points to a limited (if still identifiable) perception of the EU as a normative power depending on the geographical area. By comparison, the image of a powerful economic actor is prevalent. The article raises the question of whether the thin and geographically varied character of the perceptions relating to the EU as a normative power justifies the general designation of NPE.Anew agenda focusing on geographical differences and interaction with other sources of power is outlined.
AB - In research on European foreign policy two important axes of debate have been running relatively independently of each other for more than a decade: the study of the European Union as a normative power (NPE) and the study of external perceptions of the EU. However, the studies of external perception offer some findings that are central for the NPE debate. This article’s argument is that the external perceptions literature points to a limited (if still identifiable) perception of the EU as a normative power depending on the geographical area. By comparison, the image of a powerful economic actor is prevalent. The article raises the question of whether the thin and geographically varied character of the perceptions relating to the EU as a normative power justifies the general designation of NPE.Anew agenda focusing on geographical differences and interaction with other sources of power is outlined.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - EU Normative Power External Perceptions
U2 - 10.1111/jcms.12109
DO - 10.1111/jcms.12109
M3 - Journal article
VL - 52
SP - 896
EP - 910
JO - Journal of Common Market Studies
JF - Journal of Common Market Studies
SN - 0021-9886
IS - 4
M1 - 13
ER -
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