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Byrne, Andrew (2016). US Elite Discourse on the EU as a Security Actor. PhD thesis, Universität zu Köln.

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Abstract

Constructivist accounts of the EU’s emergence as a security actor typically focus on changing conceptions of the Union’s role within a European context, at both national and EU levels. But few studies have analysed how significant Others in the international system understand the EU’s evolving role, which is assumed to play an important role in EU identity construction. This thesis analyses the nature of the US elite’s discourse on the EU, assessing the relative influence of factors - internal and external to the elite - in shaping its evaluations of EU security action.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD thesis)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Byrne, Andrew aqbyrne@gmail.com UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-300888
Date:	12 April 2016
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Ehemalige Fakultäten, Institute, Seminare > Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences > no entry
Subjects:	Economics Commerce, communications, transport
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language European Union English Security English elite English
Date of oral exam:	12 April 2016
Referee:	Name Academic Title Wessels, Wolfgang Prof. Dr.
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/30088