The European Unions roles in international politics : concepts and analysis Introduction Ole Elgström & Michael Smith Role theory and European foreign policy : a framework of analysis Lisbeth Aggestam A multilateralist role for the EU Knud Erik Jorgensen Interpreted values : a normative reading of EU role conceptions and performance Sonia Lucarelli The symbolic manifestations of the EUs normative role in world politics Ian Manners Values or rights : alternative conceptions of the EUs normative role Helene Sjursen Muscles from Brussels : the demise of civilian power Europe Richard Whitman The EUs role as a promoter of human rights and democracy : enlargement policy practice and role formation Ulrich Sedelmeier The constraints to EU action as a norm exporter in the Mediterranean Stefania Panebianco The limits of proactive cosmoplitanism : the EU and Burma Cuba and Zimbabwe Karen E. Smith Pro active policy entrepreneur or risk minimizer : a principal agent interpretation of the EUs role in the WTO Bart Kerremans Punching its weight : the EUs use of WTO dispute resolution Alasdair R. Young Institutions ideas and a leadership gap : the EUs role in multilateral competition policy Chad Damro The EUs roles in public health : the interdependence of roles within a saturated space of international organizations Sebastien Guigner Conclusion Ole Elgström & Michael Smith.