Book launch “The Foreign Policy of the European Union”

The College of Europe (Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies), the University of Leuven (LINES, LCGGS, Centre for European Studies), the Université catholique de Louvain (Institut de Sciences politiques Louvain-Europe) and the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU invite you to the launch of the second edition of the book “The Foreign Policy of the European Union” by Stephan KEUKELEIRE and Tom DELREUX (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, 2nd ed., 390 pp.).

The book will be presented on Tuesday, 20 May at 12.15 p.m. in the framework of a panel debate with the two authors, Stephan KEUKELEIRE (College of Europe/University of Leuven) and Tom DELREUX (Université catholique de Louvain), as well as Karel DE GUCHT (Commissioner for Trade) and Richard YOUNGS (Carnegie). The debate will be introduced by Ambassador Dirk WOUTERS (Permanent Representative of Belgium to the EU) and Sieglinde GSTÖHL (College of Europe). The debate will be followed at 1.30 p.m. by a reception hosted by Ambassador Dirk Wouters.

The book launch event is free of charge, but due to limited space, online registration is required by 14 May 2014.

During the book launch, the English bookshop ‘Waterstone’s Brussels’ will make the book available with a special discount.

About the book

This fully revised and updated second edition of “The Foreign Policy of the European Union” by Stephan Keukeleire and Tom Delreux (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) provides a comprehensive analysis of EU foreign policy, assessing the history, actors, policy-making processes, partnerships and rivalries. Moving beyond CFSP and CSDP, this widely used book demonstrates the scope of the EU’s foreign policy and shows how areas such as trade, development, environment and energy are inextricable elements of it. The authors argue that the EU’s foreign policy needs to be understood not only as a response to crises and conflicts, but also as a means of shaping international and regional structures and influencing long-term processes. This second edition includes two new chapters and takes account of the latest trends, issues and research.

The book is accompanied by an online resource guide: “Exploring EU Foreign Policy”, developed by the College of Europe and the University of Leuven. Subdivided in 9 categories and 70 subcategories, this website presents key information sources on EU foreign policy, including EU sources, academic literature, and sources of other international organizations, NGOs and think tanks.

Read more and register here.