Institutions, Institutional Change, and the Defence Policy of the European Union
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: POLSIS
Abstract
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| Anand Menon (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Anand Menon
(2012)
The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
Anand Menon
(2012)
Key Controversies in European Integration
Anand Menon (Author)
(2011)
Plus ca change : defence policy and high politics
Anand Menon (Author)
(2011)
Much ado about nothing : EU defence policy after the Lisbon treaty
Anand Menon (Author)
(2011)
The limits of path dependence : institutional change and the defense policies of the European Union
BICKERTON C
(2010)
Security Co-operation beyond the Nation-State: The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy
in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
David Blagden (Author)
(2012)
Explanation of variance in European strategic postures
Menon A
(2011)
European Defence Policy from Lisbon to Libya
in Survival
Menon A
(2011)
Understanding NATO's Sustainability: The Limits of Institutionalist Theory
in Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations
Menon A
(2011)
La politique de défense européenne après le traité de Lisbonne Beaucoup de bruit pour rien
in Politique étrangère
MENON A
(2010)
Power, Institutions and the CSDP: The Promise of Institutionalist Theory
in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies
Menon A
(2012)
European Disunion
Thomas Daniel C.
(2011)
Making EU Foreign Policy: National Preferences, European Norms and Common Policies
| Description | Britain's place in the EU |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Participated in meeting with Minister for Europe to discuss Britain's place in the EU |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | EU foreign policies |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I participated in a small (4 people) briefing session with the Director, Europe, of the FCO discussing EU foreign policies and the role of the new External Action Service |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | European states and Iraq |
| Organisation | National Intelligence Council |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Briefing given to National Intelligence Council officials on EU policies towards Iraq in the aftermath of the war |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | The nature and impact of EU foreign and security policies |
| Organisation | CDU/CSU |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Participant in small event to provide briefings for senior German politician on the nature and impact of EU foreign and security policies, and appropriate Germany contributions to these. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Brexit: The law and migration - 15.04.16 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This Commissioning Fund event, as part of the 'Brexit? Breakfast Briefings series 6: Migration implications of EU withdrawal' deals with the questions of what the legal implications would be in the field of migration of withdrawing from the EU? And whether the EU is trying to expand its remit and legislate in areas outside of its competence? Speakers included Adrian Berry, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://ukandeu.ac.uk/event/brexit-bb-series-the-law-and-migration/ |
| Description | Challenges for French security policy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lecture to 150 military officers from around the world at Shrivenham, intended to inform them about the changing nature of French defence policy. I have kept in touch with some of the participants, and continued discussions about changing French and European security policies. Several further invitations to their home countries to present on these issues have arisen as a result. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Defence : will the EU rescue its member states? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public lecture in Montreal looking at the impact of CSDP on European military capabilities. Participants, including academic colleagues and members of the public, engaged me in a lively discussion after the lecture Have become involved in a network of Candian universities that focuses on transatlantic relations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Explaining the EU's role in international security |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Lecture in Geneva to a group of 35 diplomats from around the world, dealing with EU security policies. Increased international awareness amongst policy makers form a variety of countries about the nature of the EU's security policies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Global Strategy in Theory and Practice - Relevance for the EU - Conference on EU strategy (Stockholm) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Around 75 senior policy makers and academics from around Europe attended this conference, which focussed on a debate between myself and two other contributors about the need for a European Security Strategy. Continued communication from some Swedish policy makers after the event, to exchange ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Institutionalism and EU security policies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Lecture for staff and students at Cambridge University a lively seminar with a lot of excellent discussion after the presentation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Institutions, institutional change and security |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture to staff and students at the University of Nottingham attended by 25 students and academic staff. There was a verylively discussion afterwards which has helped inform future work in the project. Made useful contacts with researchers at the university, as well as with a couple of doctoral students at Nottingham. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Managing the coming resource squeeze in defence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Intervention at the seminar organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Royal United Services Institute. The audience comprised senior officials from both the UK and Germany. Led to excellent networking opportunities with policy makers, and also to ongoing contacts with Defence officials in both the UK and Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | The limits of CSDP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Talk at LSE roundtable on The Common Security and Defence Policy An extremely lively roundtable, alongside an academic colleague from the United States and a policy maker. The audience, which included students, academics and policy makers from EU Embassies, engaged in a lively question and answer session afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | The operational capabilities of the European Union |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to event sponsored by the Polish National Security Bureau Polish national security policy makers reported to me that they had altered some aspects of their thinking related to the nature of the EU's defence policies as a result of our interaction |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Time to shake off enlargement fatigue |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Newspaper op-ed on how the EU should deal with the Arab spring European Voice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/time-to-shake-off-enlargement-fatigue-/70495.aspx |
| Description | Why the EU is not an effective security actor |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Lecture to diplomats from 25 countries undertaking a course in international security. The most notable impact was to inform diplomats from many non European states about the nature and potential of EU security policies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Why the EU needs a military HQ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in European Voice newspaper arguing that the EU should be provided with a military Headquarters European Voice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop in Berlin organised by Chatham House, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the German Foreign Ministry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A conference of 20-30 policy makers from the UK and Germany to discuss options for the European Union and possible ways for the two teams to collabroate. Networking with senior British and German officials, continuing contact with many of these officials and an ongoing conversation about the EU and its security policies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |