Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective

An increasing number of studies examines the security and defence policies of the EU and its member states from a strategic culture perspective. This scholarship has been predominately occupied with examining whether the EU is developing its own strategic culture, mapping the differences between the...

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Main Author: Tim Haesebrouck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UACES 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary European Research
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Online Access:https://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/733
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description An increasing number of studies examines the security and defence policies of the EU and its member states from a strategic culture perspective. This scholarship has been predominately occupied with examining whether the EU is developing its own strategic culture, mapping the differences between the strategic cultures of the member states and assessing whether these are converging into a common European strategic culture. This commentary reviews the main conclusions of this research with the goal of exploring the potential of theories on strategic culture for explaining the variation in the member states’ military engagements. It concludes by arguing that increased scholarly attention to the link between the member states’ strategic cultures and their military engagements would provide valuable insights into the prospects and pitfalls of increased European cooperation in security and defence.
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spelling doaj.art-393d15da70db4188a439ce675ebb59172022-12-22T03:13:29ZengUACESJournal of Contemporary European Research1815-347X2016-08-01123733Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture PerspectiveTim Haesebrouck0Ghent UniversityAn increasing number of studies examines the security and defence policies of the EU and its member states from a strategic culture perspective. This scholarship has been predominately occupied with examining whether the EU is developing its own strategic culture, mapping the differences between the strategic cultures of the member states and assessing whether these are converging into a common European strategic culture. This commentary reviews the main conclusions of this research with the goal of exploring the potential of theories on strategic culture for explaining the variation in the member states’ military engagements. It concludes by arguing that increased scholarly attention to the link between the member states’ strategic cultures and their military engagements would provide valuable insights into the prospects and pitfalls of increased European cooperation in security and defence.https://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/733Strategic cultureCommon Security and Defense Policy (CSDP)Military operations
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Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective
Journal of Contemporary European Research
Strategic culture
Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP)
Military operations
title Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective
title_full Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective
title_fullStr Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective
title_short Explaining the Member States’ Varying Military Engagements: the Potential of a Strategic Culture Perspective
title_sort explaining the member states varying military engagements the potential of a strategic culture perspective
topic Strategic culture
Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP)
Military operations
url https://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/733
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