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Sociotechnical Imaginaries of EU Defence: The Past and the Future in the European Defence Fund

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: In this article we investigate how a particular vision of the future of EU defence has embedded itself into different arenas of EU politics over decades, and is currently gaining material expression in the European Defence Fund (EDF). Through an historiographic approach, we traced the development of a particular narrative on security, innovation, research, and economic growth based on fears of technology gaps and dependence on the US, and a belief in the potential of military R&D to produce civilian benefits. We provide an alternative reading of the emergence of the EDF by drawing on literature within Science and Technology Studies, in particular the concept of sociotechnical imaginaries, to highlight wider socio‐political dimensions of defence technologies and expand debates on EU defence.

Source: JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies

DOI: 10.1111/jcms.13197

Authors: Bruno Oliveira Martins, Jocelyn Mawdsley

Institutions: Peace Research Institute Oslo, Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: Defense, Military, and Policy Studies

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,200