(International Political Economy Series) 1st ed. 2019 Edition
by Sarah L. Beringer (Editor), Sylvia Maier (Editor), Markus Thiel (Editor)
“An excellent collection of essays that illustrate how EU member
states’ wish to implement normatively inspired policies is confronted
with the geopolitical realities of today’s world. The authors succeed in
presenting an even-handed account of the way in which the tensions
between norms and geopolitics play out, as well as of the responses
given by EU policy makers.”
―Wil Hout, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
The
European Union (EU), while collectively constituting the world’s
largest development provider, has come under internal and external
pressures over the past decade. This book argues that the EU’s
development policies are situated between the bloc’s normative ideals
and the global geopolitical realities in which it is embedded. In order
to investigate these tensions, it asks how far the 'normative power'
Europe concept exists in EU development policies, and how far it is
recognizable in the EU’s focus on human rights, the rule of law, and
sustainability. In light of the tension in EU development policies
between those ideals and the necessity to project neoliberal and
geopolitical interests, how do receiving countries perceive the EU’s
development efforts? This volume, complete with contributions from
academics from a wide range of disciplines based all around the globe,
provides answers to these essential questions.
