This interdisciplinary work presents a conceptual framework and brings together constructivist and rationalist accounts of how EU norms are adopted, adapted, resisted or rejected. These chapters provide empirical cases and critical analysis of a rich variety of norm-takers from EU member states, European and non-European states, including the rejection of EU norms in Russia and Africa as well as adaptation of EU practices in Australia and New Zealand. Chapters on China, ASEAN and the Czech Republic demonstrate resistance to EU norm export. This volume probes differences in willingness to adopt or adapt norms between various actors in the recipient state and explores such questions as: How do norm-takers perceive of the EU and its norms? Is there a 'normative fit' between EU norms and the local normative context? Similarly, how do EU norms impact recipients' interests and institutional arrangements? First, the authors map EU norm export strategies and approaches as they affect norm-takers. Second, the chapters recognize that norm adoption, adaption, resistance or rejection is a product of interaction and a relationship in which interdependence, asymmetry and power play a role. Third, we see that domestic circumstances within norm-takers condition the reception of norms. This book's focus on norm-takers highlights the reflexive nature of norm diffusion and that nature has implications for the EU itself as a norm exporter. Anyone with an interest in the research agenda on norm diffusion, normative power and the EU's normative dialogue with the world will find this book highly valuable, including scholars, policy makers and students of subjects including political science, European studies, international relations and international and EU law.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319137391
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209244826
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Civil Service, Political Science
Author
Natalia Chaban, John Leslie, Annika Bjoerkdahl, Annick Masselot
Publication Name
Importing EU Norms: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
262 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
155mm
Volume
8
Item Weight
5325g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
United Nations University Series on Regionalism
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
Editor
Natalia Chaban, Annick Masselot, Annika Bjoerkdahl, John Leslie