International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration: Power, Security and Community

by Kelstrup,Morten

• ISBN13: 9780415214162
• ISBN10: 0415214165
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-05
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is the result of a unique dialogue between researchers deeply engaged in the development of international relations theory and those involved in more concrete interpretation of the development and enlargement of the European Union. It reflects on the relationship between international relations and political theory, linking this to the study of European integration.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vii
Notes on contributors	ix
Preface	xiii
Introduction: integration and the politics of community in the New Europe	1	(13)
Morten Kelstrup
Michael C. Williams
Europe is not where it is supposed to be	14	(19)
R. B. J. Walker
International theory and European integration	33	(24)
Steve Smith
European communities in a neo-medieval global polity: the dilemmas of fairyland?	57	(15)
N.J. Rennger
The art of war and the construction of peace: toward a virtual theory of international relations	72	(34)
James Der Derian
Sovereignty, anarchy and law in Europe: when legal norms turn into political facts	106	(25)
Marlene Wind
Gendered communities: the ambiguous attraction of Europe	131	(18)
Lene Hansen
Contested community: migration and the question of the political in the EU	149	(22)
Jef Huysmans
When two become one: internal and external securitisations in Europe	171	(34)
Didier Bigo
The European Central Bank and the problem of authority	205	(21)
Randall D. Germain
`And never the twain shall meet?' The EU's quest for legitimacy and enlargement	226	(24)
Lykke Friis
Anna Murphy
The EU as a security actor: reflections from a pessimistic constructivist on post-sovereign security orders	250	(45)
Ole Waever
Index	295