Protecting the Union: Analysing an Emerging Policy Space

Recent organizational, institutional and policy developments signal a new type of co-operative policy activity at the European level and suggest the emergence of a new policy space in the European Union. What binds together the activities in that space is a common concern for the protection of the E...

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Published in:Journal of European Integration Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 405 - 421
Main Authors: Boin, Arjen, Ekengren, Magnus, Rhinard, Mark
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 01.12.2006
Subjects:
Citizens
civil protection
crisis management
Defense Policy
Europe
European integration
European policy
European studies
European Union
food safety
international organizations
justice and home affairs
National Security
Public Space
Safety
security and defence
ISSN:0703-6337, 1477-2280
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Summary:Recent organizational, institutional and policy developments signal a new type of co-operative policy activity at the European level and suggest the emergence of a new policy space in the European Union. What binds together the activities in that space is a common concern for the protection of the EU citizen. This new policy space crosses sectoral boundaries, draws in a number of governmental and societal actors, and comprises a variety of institutional venues. Moreover, its dimensions span the internal and external divide in EU policies. This article serves as an introduction to a special issue on the topic of the EU's emerging protection policy space. It first discusses the empirical parameters of this emerging space, before outlining a set of research questions and surveying the theoretical landscape for addressing these questions. It concludes by introducing the articles that comprise the special issue.
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ISSN:0703-6337
1477-2280
DOI:10.1080/07036330600979573