Overview

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the European Union's trade policy and its external perception, incorporating a post-colonial perspective and utilizing a hermeneutic analysis of an extensive media dataset. It responds to the scholarly, educational, and practical demands for a deeper grasp of the intricate dynamics at the crossroads of trade, sustainable development, and identity development. The research delves into the EU's identity as a global normative trading entity, examining systemic, identity-related, and specific-issue dimensions. By focusing on bilateral trading connections with former European colonies, the study advances a fresh decentering agenda within the realm of EU foreign policy and international relations. This agenda incisively questions the EU's Eurocentric standpoint, communications, and behaviours in its external interactions, notably with past colonies of EU member states, particularly in the context of global trade. This is timely giventhe new geopolitical context, with increased ideological rivalries while urgently demanding international cooperation to channel the effects of climate change. Leveraging the concept of perceptions and framing, the research presents innovative insights substantiated by meticulous empirical observations. Consequently, this study enriches our comprehension of the EU's function and challenges as a trading entity and illuminates the intricacies of its interaction with Southeast Asian nations, contributing valuable wisdom to the domain of international relations.

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Author:   Camille Nessel
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783031952319

ISBN 10:   3031952316
Pages:   265
Publication Date:   26 August 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The European Union as a Benevolent Trade Hegemon? Ambiguous Narratives on the European Union’s Trade Identity.- Chapter 2 Nationalism in Quiet Times.- Chapter 3 Constructions of National Identity in Vietnam and Indonesia.- Chapter 4: Unveiling Latent Discourse through Hermeneutical Media Analysis.- Chapter 5: Fostering Economic Growth and Silencing Conflict in Vietnam.- Chapter 6 The European Union as a Collaborative Ally of Vietnam’s Communist Party.- Chapter 7: Indonesia’s Swinging Pendulum: Between Benevolence and Predation.- Chapter 8: Unmasking the European Union Three-Faced Hegemony.- Chapter 9: Echoes and Contrasts: Trade Policy, Benevolence, and Predatory Tendencies.- Conclusion A Friend or a Foe? Reflections on the ‘European Garden’.

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Camille Nessel is working as a lecturer in EU politics at the Université libre de Bruxelles and has previously served as an advisor to the Chair of the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament. Her responsibilities notably encompass the EU's trade interactions with Asia and Africa.

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