European security culture : language, theory, policy / Monica Gariup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gariup, Monica.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--European Union countries.

National security.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--European Union countries.

Rhetoric.

European Union countries--Foreign relations.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Grounded on tenets of cultural realism and social constructivism, Monica Gariup develops a theoretical framework to enhance our understanding of security culture at the European Union level and the implications of discourse and practice in European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP).

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; PART I The Grammar of Security: Cultural Assumptions, Preferences, and Policies; 2 The Framework of Analysis: Security, Grand Strategy, and Culture; 3 Is Talk Really Cheap? Language as an Interface between Culture and Behavior; 4 Analyzing Security Discourses and Practices: A Typology; PART II The Discourse and Practice of the ESDP: Between Auto-Communication and Power Projection

5 Contextualizing the Discourse on the European Security and Defence Policy or the Elements of the Activity-Performativity-Connectivity Dynamics6 "A Secure Europe in a Better World": Syntax and Semantics of the ESDP; 7 Grand Strategy in Practice: Testing Coherence between Discourse and Action; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-317-13933-X

1-317-13932-1

1-315-58100-0

1-281-96907-9

9786611969073

0-7546-9560-3

9781315581002

OCLC:

322349972