Essays about: "European Union Council Presidency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words European Union Council Presidency.
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1. Small EU Member States at the Helm of the Council Presidency - Opportunities and Challenges of the Estonian Presidency in 2018
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : How do small EU member states approach the Council Presidency: is the Presidency a silencer or an amplifier of national interests? Moreover, what challenges and opportunities do a small state face in the Presidency? In this comparative case study, I analysed the approach, challenges and opportunities of three member states in relation to the chairmanship: Denmark, an old and experienced member state and its Presidency in 2012; Latvia, a relatively new member state and first time Presidency in 2015; and finally Estonia, another new member, and its upcoming first time Presidency in 2018.My main findings indicate that the Presidency functions as a silencer for first time holders of the Presidency; and as an amplifier for Denmark, which efficiently used cognitive power resources to tilt the Presidency agenda in its favour, while remaining an honest broker. READ MORE
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2. Herding cats: Understanding the difficulties of European integration
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The study is set out to contribute to an increased understanding of the structural problems that cause difficulties for the European Union to achieve common action, and contests the assumption that a permanent presidency of the European Council will solve these issues. This study describes the European Union as a meta-organisation and through organisational theory to understand the issue. READ MORE
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3. The Rotating-Presidency in a Post-Lisbon Environment: agenda-setter or agenda-manager?
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the rotating-presidencies ability to pursue national preferences and examines the consequences of these changes on the potential evolution of the EU as a whole. By using a qualitative text analysis and conducting a literature review this thesis acknowledges the subjective nature of a policy environment where almost all of the data and records of negotiation are kept behind closed doors. READ MORE
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4. What to do about Kim? The European Union as an external actor towards the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2001-2011
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The concept of actor capability outlines the basic features for the EU to be an international actor, separating it from nation-states and international organizations. This thesis applies this diagnostic concept to the case of EU-relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). READ MORE
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5. A Foreign Policy Actor in the Making. Discursive Construction of the EU Self-image and Role(s) (1999-2009)
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Departing from the question of how the EU self-image and role conception have been constructed in 1999-2009, this study locates the analysis of the EU as a foreign policy (FP) actor within the constructivist framework of role theory combined with a discursive approach. Guided by the central assumption that identity and role conception can be analysed by studying language in the form of discourse, the study particularly aims to address the relationship between the EU’s self-image and role conception in FP and the extent of continuity and change within the EU’s official FP discourse. READ MORE
