10th Pan-European Conference on International Relations, Izmir Turkey 7-10 September
Submitted by University College of Dublin on Tue, 01/05/2016 - 11:22
10th Pan-European Conference on International Relations
International Relations in World Society
Izmir, Turkey, 7 - 10 September 2016
7th – 10th September 2016
EU Foreign Policy and Legitimacy
Section Chairs:
Hanna Ojanen, Tampere University, hanna.ojanen@uta.fi
Ben Tonra, University College Dublin, ben.tonra@ucd.ie
In the pursuit of its transformatory agenda - one that challenges many traditional conceptions of the utility of power and violence in the international system - one of the difficulties the European Union is confronted with is that of its own internal and external legitimacy. On internal legitimacy, the Union has been faced with a clear decline in popularity among its citizens. The internal legitimacy of EU foreign policy should not be taken for granted. This is compounded by legitimacy-related challenges facing the EU, situated on the international/external level. In terms of its external legitimacy, survey figures show that the EU is a largely unknown actor among the citizens of many third countries. Moreover, those who know the EU are far from unanimously positive about its impact on their country or on international affairs. It is necessary to bring both of these facets together in making sense of contemporary discourses surrounding the effectiveness, coherence, and success of the European Union as an international actor where both internal and external legitimacy play critical roles.
Papers and panels are welcome across the following or cognate themes:.
The Internal Legitimacy of EU Foreign Policy and democratic foundations
External Legitimacy and third country perspectives on EU Foreign Policy
Effectiveness, Coherence and Success in EU Foreign Policy
Two-way street or dead end? Internal and external legitimacy in EU Foreign policy
Free movement and migration: implications for external and internal legitimacy
EU enlargement and the legitimacy of EU Foreign Policy
Legitimacy in the EU’s relations with other international organisations
If you wish to make a proposal please submit via this portal
http://www.eisa-net.org/sitecore/content/be-bruga/eisa/events/pan-europe...
If you have any queries, please contact either section chair.
