European security, terrorism and intelligence : tackling new security challenges in Europe / edited by Christian Kaunert, Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, University of Dundee, UK and Sarah Léonard, Lecturer in Politics, University of Dundee, UK.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kaunert, Christian, editor.

Léonard, Sarah, 1978- editor.

Series:

Palgrave studies in European Union politics

Palgrave studies in European Union politics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--Europe.

Security, International.

National security--Europe.

National security.

Internal security.

Europe.

Internal security--Europe.

Terrorism--Europe--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

x, 247 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

The new security challenges that have resulted from the rise in prominence of global terrorism have presented the European Union with a unique opportunity to rebrand itself as dominant force on the international stage. Traditionally viewed as a weak security actor, its efforts to promote intelligence-sharing and to institute wide-ranging cooperation between national police forces have strengthened it as an international security actor. Through contributions from experts on the European Union and global security, this book discusses the measures taken by the European Union to counter terrorism at both the national and the global level, as well as drawing wider conclusions on the nature and success of the European Union as an international security actor, focusing specifically on JHA policy. In doing so, this volume provides an original and much needed contribution to the literature on EU security governance at the global level. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : beyond EU counter-terrorism cooperation : European security, terrorism and intelligence / Sarah Léonard and Christian Kaunert

The European Union and international security : developing a comprehensive approach / Stephen Roźee

Europol's counter-terrorism role : a chicken-egg dilemma / Oldrich Bures

Guarding EU-wide counter-terrorism policing : the struggle for sound parliamentary scrutiny of Europol / Claudia Hillebrand

Information-sharing and the EU counter-terrorism policy : a "securitization tool" approach / Theirry Balzacq and Sarah Léonard

Availability by stealth? : EU information-sharing in transatlantic perspective / John D. Occhipinti

On a "continuum with expansion"? : intelligence cooperation in Europe in the early 21st century / Adam D.M. Svendsen

Security partnerships, intelligence and the recasting of the UK monopoly of violence in the 21st century / Carlos Ortiz

Conclusion : European security, terrorism and intelligence : assessing the path of development / Alex MacKenzie and Kamil Swolski.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230361812

0230361811

OCLC:

825733632