Civilian Crisis Management in the European Union - Mind the Gap

Abstract: In the past decade the European Union has established itself as an actor in Civilian Crisis Management. This process has been accompanied by a set-up and development of various institutions and concepts that guide the work in this field. As well as in other areas of European foreign policy, in Civilian Crisis Management a gap between policy-making and outcome can be identified. Taking this as a starting point, this study looks at three concepts that are relevant to the policy-making process in Civilian Crisis Management of the European Union: the Civilian Headline Goals, the Civilian Response Teams and force generation for civilian missions, in order to assess and explain this gap.