| ID | 108779 |
| Title Proper | EU's military involvement in the democratic republic of Congo |
| Other Title Information | security culture, interests and games |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Schmidt, Peter |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The following exploratory case study analyses European Union's military involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the framework of two operations: Artemis (2003) and EUFOR (2006). The European Union in this context is not regarded as a 'single actor' but as part of a system, including the member states and the United Nations. In order to bridge the gap between strategic culture and behaviour, it is proposed to broaden the scope of the strategic culture approach by taking specific interests and 'games' played by the actors across these levels into consideration. The analysis also suggests that two background features of the multi-level 'game' as part of the European Union's strategic culture should be especially recognized: the 'barrack yard syndrome' as a principle of behaviour influencing the question who of participates in the operation, and 'multilateral Caesarism' as a feature of the 'multilevel game' which limits parliamentarian control of decisions and may also have a major impact on decisions to launch a military operation in the framework of the EU. |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary Security Policy Vol. 32, No. 3; Dec 2011: p.567-581 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary Security Policy Vol. 32, No. 3; Dec 2011: p.567-581 |
| Key Words | Democratic Republic of Congo ; Security Culture ; Military Involvement ; European Union ; Europe ; Multilateral Caesarism |