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The Challenge of European Union Security Governance *
Author(s) -
KIRCHNER EMIL J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2006.00669.x
Subject(s) - corporate governance , european union , strengths and weaknesses , political science , enforcement , security studies , public administration , multi level governance , security policy , core (optical fiber) , business , public relations , computer security , international trade , law , engineering , computer science , psychology , social psychology , telecommunications , finance
The central aim of this article is to explore whether or not the EU is an effective security actor. To assess the strengths and weaknesses of the EU, three security functions (conflict prevention, peace‐enforcement/peace‐keeping and peace‐building) and three core components of governance (co‐ordination, management and regulation) are applied. Security governance is seen as a helpful framework for studying the interactions between a diverse number of actors and for conceptualizing EU security policy‐making in a meaningful way.