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‘This is my EUtopia ...’: Narrative as Power

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  • Kalypso Nicolaïdis
  • Robert Howse

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The original comparative mission of JCMS testifies to the propensity of the EU, since its inception, to project its model on to the rest of the world. This article argues that narratives of projection are indeed key to the EU’s global influence and that, in this particular sense, the idea of Europe as a civilian power is more relevant than ever. But such narratives require our engagement with their reflexive nature: what is usually projected is not the EU as is, but an EUtopia. At a time when both the EU and the international trade system are undergoing crises of legitimacy, EU actors can learn a lot from the remedies suggested for the global level by such an EUtopia.

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  • Kalypso Nicolaïdis & Robert Howse, 2002. "‘This is my EUtopia ...’: Narrative as Power," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(4), pages 767-792, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:40:y:2002:i:4:p:767-792
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00397
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    3. Zachary Selden, 2010. "Power is Always in Fashion: State-Centric Realism and the European Security and Defence Policy," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48, pages 397-416, March.
    4. Bradford, Anu, 2015. "Exporting standards: The externalization of the EU's regulatory power via markets," International Review of Law and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 158-173.
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    6. Gerau, Jasmin, 2012. "Shared Perceptions of Green? The perception and acceptance of European Union values and rules in environmental policy in Jordan," IEE Working Papers 195, Ruhr University Bochum, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE).

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