The Evolution of EU Counter-Terrorism: European Security Policy after 9/11 Contributor(s): Bossong, Raphael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138831913 ISBN-13: 9781138831919 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - History | Europe - General - Political Science | Terrorism |
Dewey: 363.325 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 194 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book traces the evolution of the EU's fight against terrorism from the late 1970s until the end of the first decade after 9/11. This historical analysis covers both EU-internal and international counterterrorism policies and features an in-depth account of the EU's reaction to the terrorist incidents in New York, Madrid and London. In the first few weeks after these incidents, the EU mobilised a complex but also incoherent set of policy measures, which significantly influenced the course of European security over the years. From a theoretical perspective, this volume argues that context-specific factors dominated over functionalist considerations in the EU's fight against terrorism. Building on frameworks from public policy analysis, the author demonstrates that EU institutions played a critical role as policy entrepreneurs, while the many security measures were chosen on the basis of timing rather than significance. Such short-term political dynamics also explain the implementation deficits and persistent imbalances in the EU's counterterrorism policy; limitations which still hinder its fight against international terrorism. This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy, counter-terrorism, European security, public administration, foreign policy, and IR in general. |