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OverviewThis book examines how internal and external security are blurring at the EU level, and the implications this has for EU security governance and the EU as a security actor. The EU claims that ‘internal and external security are inseparable’ and requires a more integrated approach. This book critically assesses this claim in relation to the threats facing the EU, its responses to them, and the practical and normative implications for EU security governance and actorness. It sets out a novel conceptual framework – the EU security continuum - to examine the ways and extent to which internal and external security are blurring along three axes: geographic, bureaucratic, and functional. This is done through an analysis of four key security issues, regional conflict, terrorism, organised crime, and cybersecurity. The book demonstrates that, to varying degrees, these security threats and/or responses do transcend boundaries. However, institutional turf wars and capability silos hamper the EU’s integrated approach and, therefore, its management of transboundary security threats. Yet, the EU’s pursuit of an integrated approach is reframing its claimed normative distinctiveness toward a more practical one, based on a transnational and multidimensional approach. Such a rearticulation, if implemented, would make the EU a genuinely transboundary security actor, properly structured and equipped to tackle the 21st century’s internal-external security continuum. This book will be of much interest to students of European Security, EU politics, and international relations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alistair J.K. Shepherd (Aberystwyth University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.420kg ISBN: 9781032054292ISBN 10: 1032054298 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 31 May 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Conceptualising EU security: toward a security continuum 2. Framing EU security: the internal-external continuum 3. Conflict and crises: external stability for internal security 4. Terrorism and counterterrorism: from internal to international 5. Tackling organised crime: from Sarajevo to the Sahel 6. Cybersecurity: networks, crime, defence, and diplomacy 7. Governing the security continuum: institutions, accountability, and secrecy 8. The security continuum and the EU as a security actor ConclusionReviewsAuthor InformationAlistair J.K. Shepherd is Senior Lecturer in European Security in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |