Managing Crises, Making Peace Towards a Strategic EU Vision for Security and Defense

The EU has increased its commitment in response to crises, however, in the face of new threats and emerging crises, its capacity to build a distinctive role in crisis management remains problematic. Resurging divergences in major member states' positions, requiring dual adaptation of the EU level of governance with the national projection of interests, are posing a serious challenge to the objective of a more integrated European defense and security strategy. This collection offers valuable insights for understanding how a distinctive EU vision on peace missions has emerged and whether it is there to last.

Bringing an innovative perspective to European Union engagement in peace operations, this volume combines theoretical reflection with the analysis of empirical case studies that illustrate not only the EU's action in the framework of its Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), but also how it engages with other actors in the field including international organisations, non-governmental organisations and local citizens.

Maria Grazia Galantino is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Department of Social Sciences and Economics of Sapienza, University of Rome, Italy and researcher at the Institute for International Research Archivio Disarmo. Her main research interests focus on social aspects of home and international security, conflict analysis, public opinion and the media.

Maria Raquel Freire is Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) and Professor of International Relations at the School of Economics at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. She is Vice-Dean of the School and coordinates the Humanities, Migrations and Peace Studies Group at CES. Her research interests focus on peace studies, international security and foreign policy.

1. Introduction: The Role of the EU in International Peace and Security; Maria Raquel Freire and Maria Grazia Galantino
PART I: CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO EU CRISIS MANAGEMENT
2. Peacekeeping Between Politics and Society; Fabrizio Battistelli
3. CSDP and Democratic Legitimacy: Public Opinion Support in Times of Crisis; Maria Grazia Galantino
4. Women in Peace Operations; Helena Carreiras
5. EU-NATO Relations on Crisis Management Operations: the Practice of Informality; Margriet Drent
6. A Functional Approach to the Construction of Peace: Including Natural Resources Management in (the Design of) EU Peace Operations; Bruno Hellendorff
7. Analysis of Stakeholders and Groups of Interests in Conducting European Union Peace Operations; Tsvetan Tsvetkov
PART II: THE EU IN THE FIELD
8. EULEX Kosovo: the Test of Civilian Crisis Management in the EU; Marjan Malešic
9. The EU's Role in Crisis Management: the Case of the EUMM; Maria Raquel Freire, Paula Duarte Lopes and Daniela Nascimento
10. Civilian Entities in EU Missions: Comparison of Slovenian, Italian, Belgian and Danish Approaches; Jelena Juvan and Janja Vuga
11. The EU and Protection of Civilians, a Distinctive Approach: the Case of EUFOR CHAD/CAR; Cristina Churruca
12. EUTM MALI: a Rapid Response Operation Launched in an Open Conflict; Bérangère Rouppert
13. The EU and Multilateral Peace Operations: After Afghanistan; Anthony King
14. Conclusion: Towards a European Vision on EU Peace Operations; Maria Grazia Galantino and Maria Raquel Freire