Analysing the Foreign Policy of Small States in the EU

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Setting the Scene: Small State Foreign Policy in the EU and the Case of Denmark

   • Henrik Larsen

   Pages 1-12

3. Theoretical Background and Analytical Framework

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   Pages 13-63

4. Policy towards EU Member States: the Role of the EU

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   Pages 64-77

5. The Fight against Terrorism

   • Henrik Larsen

   Pages 78-101

6. The Balkans

   • Henrik Larsen

   Pages 102-122

7. Development and Aid

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   Pages 123-146

8. Africa

   • Henrik Larsen

   Pages 147-165

9. Latin America

   • Henrik Larsen

   Pages 166-184

10. Trade

    • Henrik Larsen

    Pages 185-194

11. Conclusions and Wider Perspectives for the Analysis of National Foreign Policy in an EU Context

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    Pages 195-212

12. Back Matter

    Pages 213-242

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Can a distinct national foreign policy still be identified for small EU member states, and what accounts for the balance between national and EU foreign policy? Henrik Larsen develops an analytical framework for analyzing these questions and offers solutions through an empirical examination of the foreign policy of a small EU member state in the context of EU foreign policy - the case of Denmark. The book looks at seven policy areas: policy towards other EU member states, anti-terrorism, development, the Balkans, Africa, Latin America and trade. On the basis of the empirical study, the implications for the theoretical study of national foreign policy in an EU Context are outlined. It is suggested that we need a new, mixed approach to foreign policy analysis within the EU taking into account the nature of the policy area concerned and national conceptions of actorness.

• European Union (EU)
• foreign policy
• international organizations
• Policy
• terrorism
• european union politics

• University of Copenhagen, Denmark

  Henrik Larsen

HENRIK LARSEN is Jean Monnet Professor in European Foreign Policy and Security Integration at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has previously published Discourse Analysis and Foreign Policy: France, Britain and Europe 1997) and The ESDP and the Nordic Countries: Four Variations on a Theme (with Nina Græger and Hanna Ojanen, 2002).

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