Pioneer Europe?: Testing EU Foreign Policy in the Neighbourhood

This study looks at the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) as a capability test for the European Union (EU) to become a coherent and influential international actor. The resulting picture is an ambivalent EU, experimenting policies with civilian means rather than pursuing a clearly defined finalité. Prefaced by Jacques Rupnik, the book gathers empirical and theoretical contributions to analyze the intermingled policy ideas, actors, and levels of the ENP. It will be of interest to students and scholars of European studies, international relations, and foreign policy analysis. * ".a most valuable contribution to our understanding of ENP as a defining moment for the future of the European project and EU's role as an actor on the international scene." - Jacques Rupnik, research director, CERI/Sciences Po Paris