Theories of EU Actorness and the Treaty of Lisbon EU as a Global Foreign Policy Actor

Teorie aktérství EU a Lisabonská smlouva EU jako aktér v oblasti zahraniční politiky

Alžběta Kuchařová

Současná Evropa, 2014, vol. 2014, issue 1, 71-84

Abstract: This paper assesses the impact of the Lisbon Treaty reform of the EU foreign policy on the actorness of the EU. It is because Europe as a global actor is one of the principal issues of the Treaty of Lisbon. Owing to a growing role of the EU in the world politics, the actorness of the EU has been an issue for the European studies as well as for the international relations theories in past few years. Therefore, this paper analyses the prospective contribution of the newly created post of the High Representative of the Union for the foreign affairs and security policy, newly established European External Action Service, in brief also of the introduction of single legal personality of the EU and the possibility of reinforced cooperation amongst a smaller group of Member States within the Common security and Defence policy to enhancing the EU's role as a global actor in the field of foreign policy. The analysis draws upon the criteria set by the theories of actorness, first introduced in the 1970's.

Keywords: EU as an Actor; CFSP; High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; European External Action Service; Treaty of Lisbon; Foreign Policy; EU jako aktér; SZBP; Vysoký představitel Unie pro zahraniční věci a bezpečnostní politiku; Evropská služba pro vnější činnost; Lisabonská smlouva; zahraniční politika (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F50 F53 F59 K33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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