Managing crises, making peace
Subtitle: towards a strategic EU vision for security and defense
By: edited by Maria Grazia Galantino, University of Rome, Unitelma Sapienza, Italy and Maria Raquel Freire, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Series: Rethinking peace and conflict studies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781137442246
Subjects: National security; International Security; Defenses; Military policy; Foreign relations; Political activity; Crisis management in government; Peacekeeping forces; Peace-building; Peace-building, European; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace; European Union
Description: "The EU has increased its commitment in response to crises, however, in the face of new threats and emerging crises, its capacity to build a distinctive role in crisis management remains problematic. Resurging divergences in major member states' positions, requiring dual adaptation of the EU level of governance with the national projection of interests, are posing a serious challenge to the objective of a more integrated European defense and security strategy. This collection offers valuable insights for understanding how a distinctive EU vision on peace missions has emerged and whether it is there to last.  Bringing an innovative perspective to European Union engagement in peace operations, this volume combines theoretical reflection with the analysis of empirical case studies that illustrate not only the EU's action in the framework of its Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), but also how it engages with other actors in the field including international organisations, non-governmental organisations and local citizens"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Role of the EU in International Peace and Security / Maria Raquel Freire and Maria Grazia Galantino; title: PART I: CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT; title: 2. Peacekeeping Between Politics and Society / Fabrizio Battistelli; title: 3. CSDP and Democratic Legitimacy : Public Opinion Support in Times of Crisis / Maria Grazia Galantino; title: 4. Women in Peace Operations / Helena Carreiras; title: 5. EU-NATO Relations on Crisis Management Operations : the Practice of Informality / Margriet Drent; title: 6. A Functional Approach to the Construction of Peace : Including Natural Resources Management in (the Design of) EU Peace Operations / Bruno Hellendorff; title: 7. Analysis of Stakeholders and Groups of Interests in Conducting European Union Peace Operations / Tsvetan Tsvetkov; title: PART II: THE EU IN THE FIELD; title: 8. EULEX Kosovo : the Test of Civilian Crisis Management in the EU / Marjan Malešič; title: 9. The EU's Role in Crisis Management : the Case of the EUMM / Maria Raquel Freire, Paula Duarte Lopes and Daniela Nascimento; title: 10. Civilian Entities in EU Missions : Comparison of Slovenian, Italian, Belgian and Danish Approaches / Jelena Juvan and Janja Vuga; title: 11. The EU and Protection of Civilians, a Distinctive Approach : the Case of EUFOR CHAD/CAR / Cristina Churruca; title: 12. EUTM MALI : a Rapid Response Operation Launched in an Open Conflict / Bérangère Rouppert; title: 13. The EU and Multilateral Peace Operations : After Afghanistan / Anthony King; title: 14. Conclusion: Towards a European Vision on EU Peace Operations / Maria Grazia Galantino and Maria Raquel Freire.