The European Union in International Politics: Baptism by Fire

by Roy H. Ginsberg

As the world looks to Europe to take on more responsibility in international politics and security in the devastating aftermath of Bosnia and Kosovo, this pathbreaking book provides the first systematic evaluation of the political impact of the European Union (EU) on a global scale. Roy Ginsberg fills a vital gap by first linking the contexts and sources of EU foreign policy actions with the processes and outputs of decisionmaking and then examining how outsiders view the EU. Embedding his study within the wider international politics theoretical literature, the author combines fresh interviews with key governmental and institutional sources with case studies that document the reach of and limits to the EU's political influence. This rounded and nuanced analysis will be invaluable for scholars, students, and policymakers alike seeking a current understanding of EU involvement in international politics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742500233
• ISBN13: 9780742500235
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Easily the most important book on EU - USA affairs

I cannot say enough about the obvious thought and scholarship that went into Professor Roy Ginsberg's book on the European Union. He stands alone among scholars (at least those of which I am aware) in recognition of "Barcelona Process", NATO enlargement, EU trade policy, EU enlargement, EU shaping of global rules on environmental policies to the EU economic advantage recognition and expression. Most books, including T. R. Reid's new book on the United States of Europe and Jeremy Rifkin's book on the same subject, have downplayed too much of these necessary considerations before urging that Americans join in a "rah-rah" on spreading EU global hegemony. Ginsberg easily has the best yet expressed professorial grasp of the subject. The book should be required reading for every member of the US Congress, State Department, Security advisers to the President and the President himself. Stuart Eizenstat wrote its commendatory foreword. Read Ginsberg's book! For a modest price, you will receive millions of dollars in information. CONSTANCE E. CUMBEY cumbey@yahoo.com