The Mediterranean Dimension Of The European Union's Internal Security (palgrave Studies In European Union Politics)
by Sarah Wolff /
2012 / English / PDF
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EU internal security concerns such as migration, police and
judicial cooperation are today part of EU foreign policy. This
book shows how those concerns have taken over the EU agenda
towards Mediterranean countries. Adopting a rational-choice
institutionalist approach, it explores EU policy in the region
since the turn of this century. Findings provide clues on how
to re-design EU policies towards the region following the 2011
Arab revolts. Investigating the cases of border management,
counter-terrorism and rule of law promotion through the lens of
a rational-choice-historical institutionalism, the book
contends that the development of a Justice and Home Affairs
(JHA) Mediterranean dimension was contingent upon two
independent variables: states' preferences and historical
legacies. Contrary to the expected outcome, which would be that
the various decision-making rules constrained the actors, the
sense that emerges is that the development of a JHA external
dimension depends on the intended strategic action of actors
and is affected by time.
EU internal security concerns such as migration, police and
judicial cooperation are today part of EU foreign policy. This
book shows how those concerns have taken over the EU agenda
towards Mediterranean countries. Adopting a rational-choice
institutionalist approach, it explores EU policy in the region
since the turn of this century. Findings provide clues on how
to re-design EU policies towards the region following the 2011
Arab revolts. Investigating the cases of border management,
counter-terrorism and rule of law promotion through the lens of
a rational-choice-historical institutionalism, the book
contends that the development of a Justice and Home Affairs
(JHA) Mediterranean dimension was contingent upon two
independent variables: states' preferences and historical
legacies. Contrary to the expected outcome, which would be that
the various decision-making rules constrained the actors, the
sense that emerges is that the development of a JHA external
dimension depends on the intended strategic action of actors
and is affected by time.
