The European Union, counter terrorism and police co-operation, 1992-2007 : unsteady foundations? / David Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, David, 1974- author.

Series:

Manchester International Relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Terrorism--European Union countries--Prevention.

Terrorism.

Police--European Union countries.

Police.

Security, International--European Union countries.

Security, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 204 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book examines the underlying foundations on which the European Union's counter-terrorism and police co-operation policies have been built since the inception of the Treaty on European Union, questioning both the effectiveness and legitimacy of the EU's efforts in these two security areas. Given the importance of such developments to the wider credibility of the EU as a security actor, it adopts a more structured analysis of key stages of the implementation process. These include the establishment of objectives, both at the wider level of internal security co-operation and in terms of both counter-terrorism and policing, particularly in relation to the European Police Office, the nature of information exchange and the 'value added' by legislative and operational developments at the European level. The book also offers a more accurate appraisal of the official characterisation of the terrorist threat within the EU as a 'matter of common concern'. In doing so, not only does it raise important questions about the utility of the European level for organising internal security co-operation, but it also provides a more comprehensive assessment of the EU's activities throughout the lifetime of the Third Pillar, placing in a wide and realistic context the EU's reaction to the events of 11 September 2001 and the greater prominence of Islamist terrorism.

Contents:

Introduction

A question of JHA objectives

A question of objectives : police co-operation and counter terrorism

A question of commonality

A question of credibility : legislation, agencies and the implementation gap

A question of credibility : information exchange

- Looking back, looking forward.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781781701911

1781701911

9781847792730

1847792731

OCLC:

818847298