The Europeanisation of Greek Foreign Policy

The Europeanisation of national foreign policy through EU membership is a widely accepted process. How and why this process takes place is more debatable. In the context of Greek foreign policy, the process of Europeanisation has been long and tortuous, and has been primarily driven from within. EU...

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Published in:West European politics 2005-03, Vol.28 (2), p.471-491
Main Author: Economides, Spyros
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Effects
EU membership
European Union
Europeanization
Foreign Policy
Government policy
Greece
Modernization
National interest
Norms
Policy making
Political Change
Politics
Socialization
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Summary:The Europeanisation of national foreign policy through EU membership is a widely accepted process. How and why this process takes place is more debatable. In the context of Greek foreign policy, the process of Europeanisation has been long and tortuous, and has been primarily driven from within. EU membership has had a Europeanising influence on Greek foreign policy through adaptation to practices, norms and behaviour, and Greek policy-makers have undergone a degree of socialisation. But, for the most part, the Europeanisation of Greek foreign policy has taken the form of the projection of national interests and policy preferences onto the European level in a variety of ways and at a variety of times since Greek accession in 1981. This article suggests that the Europeanisation of Greek foreign policy has taken the form of Westernisation, modernisation, normalisation, rehabilitation, denationalisation and multilateralisation, to suit particular needs at particular times.
ISSN:0140-2382
1743-9655
DOI:10.1080/01402380500060528