A Responsible Europe?

A Responsible Europe? seeks to understand the EU's global role from a distinct normative perspective. It identifies moral principles that could serve as guidelines for a responsible role of the EU in global affairs, and applies these principles to selected policy areas and regional co-operation frameworks.

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List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; H.Vogt The Problem of Institutional Responsibility and the EU; A.Szigeti The EU's Responsibility for Global Security and Defence; H.Ojanen The Mutual, 'Shared' and 'Dual' Responsibility of the West: The EU and the US in a Sustainable Transatlantic Alliance; H.Mayer The EU as a Regional Power: Extended Governance and Historical Responsibility; K.Raik The EU, Russia and the Problem of Community; P.Aalto Assigning Duties in the Global System of Human Rights: The Role of the European Union; E.Jurado A 'Responsible' EU, Multinational Migration Regime and the Case of ASEM; R.Karatani Coping with Historical Responsibility: Trends and Images of the EU's Development Policy; H.Vogt The EU - A Responsible Trading Partner?; T.O'Shaughnessy Citizens' Perceptions of the EU as a Global Actor; J.Ekman Conclusion: The Global Responsibility of the EU: From Principles to Policy; H.Mayer & H.Vogt Index