Adopting a broad conceptualization of foreign and security policy, the book examines the role of the High Representative as chair of the Foreign Affairs Council and in her/his capacity as Vice President of the European Commission to assess different patterns of integrated efforts in EU foreign and security policies. In this way, it presents a new perspective from which institutional practices in this specific area can be examined. This contribution is particularly valuable for scholars and students of EU foreign and security policy; of external relations of the EU; of international relations more in general; and of EU integration and politics. At the same time, the book contributes to the empirical understanding of two EU policies that have recently been at the centre of the debate among scholars, policy analysts and practitioners, namely the EU enlargement towards the Western Balkans and the EU Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership.
Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré is an Assistant Professor at the University of Leiden. Before that, she has been a Visiting Research Associate at the Policy Institute at King’s College, an elected member of the UACES Student Forum, a Blue Book Trainee at the European Commission and a research trainee at the European Policy Centre.
Adopting a broad conceptualization of foreign and security policy, the book examines the role of the High Representative as chair of the Foreign Affairs Council and in her/his capacity as Vice President of the European Commission to assess different patterns of integrated efforts in EU foreign and security policies. In this way, it presents a new perspective from which institutional practices in this specific area can be examined. This contribution is particularly valuable for scholars and students of EU foreign and security policy; of external relations of the EU; of international relations more in general; and of EU integration and politics. At the same time, the book contributes to the empirical understanding of two EU policies that have recently been at the centre of the debate among scholars, policy analysts and practitioners, namely the EU enlargement towards the Western Balkans and the EU Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership.
Offers a rigorous empirical assessment of the post-Lisbon institutional dynamics and their effect on the governance of EU foreign and security policy in Kosovo and in Ukraine Closely examines the role of the High Representative as chair of the Foreign Affairs Council in assessing patterns of integrated EU policy Contributes to the empirical understanding of the EU Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and Eastern Partnership (EaP)
Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré
European Union EU Foreign Policy High Representative Foreign Affairs Council Vice President of the European Commission Lisbon Treaty post-Lisbon borders security cooperation EU actors EU institutions integrated efforts integrated foreign and security policy strategic choice
“This will serve well both students and scholars of European integration, and practitioners interested in understanding more about EU foreign policy dynamics. … Amadio Viceré’s book is a must-read for all researchers who wish to explore in more depth recent institutional initiatives, such as Mogherini’s EU Global Strategy or the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) by using an original analytical framework that goes beyond the supranational-intergovernmental dichotomy.” (Giulia Tercovich, The International Spectator, Vol. 54 (4), 2019)