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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UACES
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Contemporary European Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/733 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 1815-347X |