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European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

Governance and the European Security and Defence Policy

By: Michael Merlingen,Rasa Ostrauskaite

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European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

Governance and the European Security and Defence Policy

By: Michael Merlingen,Rasa Ostrauskaite

This new book provides an in-depth analysis of the projects of improvement carried out by the civilian peacebuilding missions in Bosnia and Macedonia, drawing on the work of Michel Foucault to make the case that the EU’s (self-) image as a model peacebuilder conceals another side of the European Security and Defence Policy. The authors explore the double-sided nature of peacebuilding missions, on the one hand, as a way to pacify, democratize, humanize and improve life in societies emerging from crisis or violence and, on the other hand, as a kind of political pastorate that limits the range of acceptable heterogeneity by refashioning, repositioning and reorganizing subjects in line with transcendentalized notions of good governance. The authors develop a limited reform agenda for how EU police missions can fold an agonistic generosity more deeply into their civilizing ethos in order to ensure they have a light expatriate footprint in their host countries. The prescriptive part of the book also discusses generic problems in the implementation of EU police reforms and suggests ways to overcome these challenges. This book will be of great interest to students of European politics, sociology, political science and theory.

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Routledge

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1134151799

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Documents in Mycenaean Greek

By: Michael Ventris,John Chadwick

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Documents in Mycenaean Greek

By: Michael Ventris,John Chadwick

In this second edition of Documents in Mycenaean Greek, Chadwick examines how the study of the subject has expanded since 1953.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107503418

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Europe Anti-Power

Ressentiment and Exceptionalism in EU Debate

By: Michael Loriaux

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Europe Anti-Power

Ressentiment and Exceptionalism in EU Debate

By: Michael Loriaux

The EU seeks to define a role for itself in power politics while remaining firm in its rejection of power politics. In order to make power compatible with the European project, EU debate has appended a number of progressive adjectives to the word "power," adjectives like "civilian" and "normative," among others. This book asks what is power, such that it can be modified, tamed, and modulated by adjectives, yet remain "powerful"? Loriaux passes EU debate on power through the mill of phenomenological and post-phenomenological analysis, juxtaposing it against writings by Machiavelli, Agamben, Thucydides, Nietzsche, Patocka, and Levinas. The book locates power in "power/play," the theatrical, staged representation of threat that generates aesthetic effect and undecidability. Power/play endows the word "power" with perlocutionary force, which the adjectives of EU "qualified" power actually enhance rather than moderate. Loriaux argues that EU discourse on power therefore risks inviting EU "exceptionalism," or risks lapsing into an expression of EU ressentiment, rather than advancing a new, progressive understanding of "power." If European Union is to remain steadfast in its opposition to power politics, it must represent itself as "anti-power." This book will be of interest to those who work in the area of EU foreign policy, as well as to those who have a more general theoretical interest in the concept of power.

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190

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1317215796

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The Struggle for the European Constitution

A Past and Future History

By: Michael O'Neill

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The Struggle for the European Constitution

A Past and Future History

By: Michael O'Neill

The European Union (EU) Constitution is one of the most important developments in the history of the EU. The Constitution aims to make the EU more transparent, relevant and accountable to the citizens of its member states. The European Constitution provides the most comprehensive account of why the Constitution developed and what its implications are.

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1134183372

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Europe's Common Security and Defence Policy

Capacity-Building, Experiential Learning, and Institutional Change

By: Michael E. Smith

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Europe's Common Security and Defence Policy

Capacity-Building, Experiential Learning, and Institutional Change

By: Michael E. Smith

The EU's emergence as an international security provider, under the first Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations in the Balkans in 2003, is a critical development in European integration. In this book, which relies on extensive interviews with CSDP officials, Michael E. Smith investigates how the challenge of launching new CSDP operations causes the EU to adapt itself in order to improve its performance in this realm, through the mechanism of experiential institutional learning. However, although this learning has helped to expand the overall range and complexity of the CSDP, the effectiveness of this policy tool still varies widely depending on the nature of individual operations. The analysis also calls in to question whether the CSDP, and the EU's broader structures under the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon, are fit for purpose in light of the EU's growing strategic ambitions and the various security challenges facing Europe in recent years.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316802353

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European Identity and the Second World War

By: Menno Spiering,Michael Wintle

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European Identity and the Second World War

By: Menno Spiering,Michael Wintle

The two concepts at the centre of this book: Europe, and the Second World War, are constantly changing in public perception. Now that 'Europe' is an even more contested idea than ever, this volume informs the current discourse on European identity by analysing Europe's reaction to the tragedy, heroism and disgrace of the Second World War.

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Springer

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0230306942

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9780230306943

Small Navies

Strategy and Policy for Small Navies in War and Peace

By: Michael Mulqueen,Deborah Sanders,Ian Speller

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Small Navies

Strategy and Policy for Small Navies in War and Peace

By: Michael Mulqueen,Deborah Sanders,Ian Speller

Whilst maritime studies tend to reflect the dominance of large navies, history shows how relatively small naval forces can have a disproportionately large impact on global events. From Confederate commerce raiders in the nineteenth century, to Somali pirates today, even the most minor of maritime forces can become a key player on a global stage. Examining a broad range of examples, this volume addresses the roles and activities of small navies in the past and the present at the national, regional and international level. In particular, it focusses on the different ways in which such forces have identified and addressed national and international security challenges and the way in which they interact with other navies and security agencies. In addition the collection also investigates the relationship of such navies with non-governmental organisations, institutions and bodies in pursuit of broader maritime goals, be they political, financial or environmental. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on the best new research from the fields of international relations, security studies, strategic studies and maritime history, the book examines the diversity of experience amongst different smaller navies and also establishes areas of similarity. Divided into two sections, part one begins with a number of chapters that are theoretical in nature, whilst part two provides case studies that offer a more regional focus, including analysis of the challenges facing contemporary navies and historical case studies designed to reveal the experience of small navies over time. By adopting an approach that combines historical considerations with analysis of current events, the collection offers a unique perspective on the role that small navies have played in wider nautical affairs and their continued impact upon global maritime strategies.

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1317054334

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Regulating the Rise of China

Australia’s Foray into Middle Power Economics

By: Michael Peters

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Regulating the Rise of China

Australia’s Foray into Middle Power Economics

By: Michael Peters

This book revises the existing account of the first Rudd Government's engagement with China, placing Australian foreign direct investment screening policy at the centre of the story. At the time, the Rudd Government was accused of holding an unnecessarily interventionist approach to Chinese Sovereign-Owned Enterprise investments into the Australian mining sector. This book claims that the Australian Government had a deep and coherent understanding of the problem posed by Chinese investments that went well-beyond any simplistic 'China Inc.' or geopolitical threats. The key policymakers believed that the Chinese state-directed investments threatened the integrity of the liberal governance structures on which the Australian state is founded, and so Australian sovereignty itself. While the response of the Rudd Government was largely ineffectual, the logic underpinning it remains the best framework for guiding Australia's engagement with China into the 2020s, as well as the engagement of other liberal states coming to grips with China's rise.

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3030054667

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European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

Governance and the European Security and Defence Policy

By: Michael Merlingen,Rasa Ostrauskaite

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European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

Governance and the European Security and Defence Policy

By: Michael Merlingen,Rasa Ostrauskaite

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Europe Anti-Power

Ressentiment and Exceptionalism in EU Debate

By: Michael Loriaux

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Europe Anti-Power

Ressentiment and Exceptionalism in EU Debate

By: Michael Loriaux

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1317215788

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Rethink it!

Practical Ways to rid yourself of anger, depression, jealousy and other common problems

By: Michael Cohen

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Rethink it!

Practical Ways to rid yourself of anger, depression, jealousy and other common problems

By: Michael Cohen

Do you tell yourself, “I’m not good enough,” or “Things are far too difficult, why should I even try?”

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Simon and Schuster

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1682994457

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Book's by Michael Merlingen

European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

Documents in Mycenaean Greek

Documents in Mycenaean Greek

Europe Anti-Power

Europe Anti-Power

The Struggle for the European Constitution

The Struggle for the European Constitution

Europe's Common Security and Defence Policy

Europe's Common Security and Defence Policy

European Identity and the Second World War

European Identity and the Second World War

Small Navies

Small Navies

Regulating the Rise of China

Regulating the Rise of China

European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

European Union Peacebuilding and Policing

Europe Anti-Power

Europe Anti-Power

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