The European Union's Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

This ground-breaking volume provides a new perspective on the EU’s foreign policy and offers a reconstruction of EU research that extends beyond narrow-minded concepts of ‘power’ and ‘actorness’. Focusing on two intertwined research questions, it presents a more sustainable base for studying EU foreign policy: _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ What is the EU’s foreign policy quality in terms of ‘actorness’ and ‘power’ compared to other types of actors in international relations and global politics? _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ What factors influence the EU’s foreign policy performance in comparison to states and international organizations?_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ This guiding principle and application of a ‘grounded theory’ or ‘heuristic case study’ approach allows the book to deliver a structured comparative analysis of EU foreign policy, comparing findings across policy fields, different legal foundations and respective policy modes of governance.