Synopses & Reviews
Does Europe have the means to defend its own social model in a globalized world at a time when the United States, China, India and Russia are concerned by enhancing their national sovereignties and playing power politics? Would Europe, who would never be a “super state”, be able to impose norms over force? That is the main question this book addresses in a very original way.
Review
"This important book will be of interest to international relations scholars and decision makers and especially to those concerned with the EU-US relationship. This book should be in every academic library... Highly recommended." —CHOICE
Synopsis
Can Europe defend its social model in a globalized world when the US, China, India and Russia are enhancing their national sovereignties and playing power politics? This original and informative book addresses such questions and considers if Europe, although it is not a 'super state', would be able to impose norms over force.
About the Author
Zaki Laïdi is Senior Research fellow and Professor of International Relations at Sciences Po (Paris) and at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). He has extensively published on International Relation, globalization and Europe. He recently published The Great Disruption, Polity, 2007. He edited EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World, Routledge, 2008.
Table of Contents
Why Europe Cannot Be a Superpower * Norms over Power * Norms for What Preferences? * The Rejection of Realpolitik * European Governance and American Sovereignism * Is Constitutionalizing the World Order the Answer? * Norms and Geopolitics *Conclusion