| ID | 113853 |
| Title Proper | European foreign policy research reconsidered |
| Other Title Information | constructing an ideal power Europe through theory? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cebeci, Munevver |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article attempts to criticise European foreign policy research from within, portraying how some of its scripts are privileged and how they construct an 'ideal power Europe' meta-narrative. It argues that European foreign policy researchers engage in such construction through, firstly, assuming that the EU is post-sovereign/post-modern; secondly, naming the EU as a model; and, finally, conceptualising the Union as a normative power. The article scrutinises European foreign policy research through a deconstruction of its texts and displays how certain knowledge about the EU and European foreign policy is produced and reproduced. It further reveals how the 'ideal power Europe' meta-narrative contributes to the dominative dimension of European foreign policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 40, No.3; Jun 2012: p.563-583 |
| Journal Source | Millennium: Journal of International Studies Vol. 40, No.3; Jun 2012: p.563-583 |
| Key Words | Deconstruction ; European Foreign Policy Research ; Identity ; Legitimacy ; Meta - Narrative |