CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Mandazhieva, Petya Dimitrova |
|---|---|
| Title | EUROPEAN WAY OF DOING SECURITY ??? EU AS A DISTINCT SECURITY ACTOR |
| Summary | Having equipped itself with Rapid Reaction Forces, Battle Groups and a European Defense Agency, the European Union has undertaken a gradual but stable process of evolution past the image of “an economic giant, but a political dwarf and military worm” Simultaneously, its ESDP missions continue to have a predominantly civilian character and to concentrate on the execution of a wide array of tasks ranging from policing, capacity-building, establishment of the rule of law, border control, monitoring and civilian and military crisis management. In the light of this development of the European way of doing security a peculiar question inevitable emerges – what kind of what kind of a security actor do we observe in the face of the EU? Therefore, this thesis sets off to unravel the peculiar nature of the European Union way of doing security through the prism of realist and constructivist theoretical paradigms as to determine whether it has embarked a distinctive approach, radically different from the one espoused by a traditional great power such as the United States or whether it is evolving to resemble more and more American replica. My hypothesis is that EU practices a distinct approach to security because it employs its resources and capabilities in a different manner than the traditional Westhphalian powers like US do. In support of this claim, the present dissertation argues that this different implementation of its complex civil-military toolbox and material resources is rooted in its strong normative basis and unique identity of inherently peaceful integration project that do not have an equivalent. |
| Supervisor | Michael Merlingen |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/mandazhieva_petya.pdf |
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