EU Foreign Policy and the Europeanization of Neutral States - 9781138802353

Taylor & Francis

EU Foreign Policy and the Europeanization of Neutral StatesComparing Irish and Austrian Foreign Policy\nAuthor(s): Nicole Alecu de Flers\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138802353, 978-1138802353\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the effects of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU) on the national foreign policies of Ireland and Austria.\n\nSmall and neutral EU member states provide a fascinating case-study as the CFSP entails a dilemma for them. Their size may create assumptions that they are more likely to adopt EU policy, yet the traditional position of neutrality may act contrary to Europeanization. By concentrating on this side of the reciprocal relationship between EU and national foreign policy, the book takes a new and innovative approach to investigate prospects for a common European foreign policy, and goes beyond an examination of changes in the national foreign policies.