EU, Security and The Eastern Partnership: Resilient States versus Resilient Societies

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Christian Kaunert (University of South Wales, UK) Giselle Bosse

EU, Security and The Eastern Partnership

Resilient States versus Resilient Societies

Christian Kaunert (University of South Wales, UK), Giselle Bosse, Alena Vieira

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Routledge
08 November 2024

EU & European institutions; Warfare & defence

This book connects the scholarly discussions on 'security' and 'resilience', by examining the various definitions and meanings of the terms in the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP) policy, and in what ways the EU has attempted to define the relationship between security and resilience in its official rhetoric and in policy practice.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has largely been viewed as an extraordinary resilience test for the EU. The war has unleashed multiple crises ranging from security and asylum to energy and the economy, in turn raising questions not only on how the EU can ensure the resilience of its eastern partners, but also questions existential to the EU, such as institutional and policy reform, further EU enlargement and the EU's role in a rapidly changing global context of polarisation and fragmentation. The chapters in this edited volume draw on a diversity of original conceptual and theoretical frameworks that are combined with an empirical analysis of often overlooked dimensions of EU’s policy towards the EaP countries, drawing on the original data collected by the authors, including the semi-structured interviews. In light of the aforementioned challenges, the chapters to this book have only increased in relevance, pointing to pathways and opportunities for the EU to strengthen the resilience of its eastern partners and its own resilience in the future, and inviting policy-makers and scholars to reflect on potential pitfalls, contradictions and limitations of EU resilience-building.

This book will be beneficial to students, scholars and academics interested in European Studies, Politics and International Security. The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

Edited by: Christian Kaunert (University of South Wales UK), Giselle Bosse, Alena Vieira
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
ISBN: 9781032866611
ISBN 10: 1032866616
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 08 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Christian Kaunert is Professor of International Security at Dublin City University, Ireland. He is also Professor of Policing and Security, as well as Director of the International Centre for Policing and Security at the University of South Wales. In addition, he is Jean Monnet Chair, Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and Director of the Jean Monnet Network on EU Counter-Terrorism (www.eucter.net). Giselle Bosse is Associate Professor and Jean Monnet Chair in EU International Relations at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University. She is also a fellow at the European Democracy Hub in Brussels. Alena Vieira is Integrated Member of CICP/UMinho and Assistant Professor at the Department for Political Science of the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho.