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The Security–Development Nexus in European Union Foreign Relations after Lisbon: Policy Coherence at Last?

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: One of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty's objectives was to enhance the coherence of EU‐level foreign relations by improving collective action. Policy‐level innovations included ‘comprehensive’ and ‘joined‐up’ approaches linking EU instruments and actors, especially the Commission and the new European External Action Service. Have these reforms improved policy coherence? We focus on a key EU policy domain illustrating Europe's engagement with the changing global context: the security–development nexus. Although we find that collective action has improved somewhat since 2010, decision‐making is affected by bureaucratic actors catering to specific constituencies. Accordingly, the coherence of security and development policies remains challenged. The EU institutions lack strategic direction, which is unavoidable in a system that lacks clear hierarchy.

Source: Development Policy Review

DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12191

Authors: Mark Furness, Stefan Gänzle

Institutions: German Institute of Development and Sustainability, University of Agder

Language: English

Topic: European Union Policy and Governance

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,470