EU foreign policy contested from all sides? The roles of various actors in EUFP contestation

Abstract

Much of the academic literature on EU foreign policy has focused on the various modes and effects of contestation (e.g. Johansson-Nogues et al., 2020; Petri et al., forthcoming). In contrast, the question of who contests, i.e. the role of various actors in contesting and reacting to contestation, has remained comparatively underexplored. Contestation can broadly be defined as “the act of arguing or disagreeing about something” (Cambridge Dictionary, 2020). As such, contestation is inherently an actor-specific phenomenon – in particular for the case of EU foreign policy, as not all actors have the same institutional standing and/or instruments to influence the various stages of EU foreign policy-making. This panel brings together papers studying various cases of EU foreign policy contestation shedding light on various EU-level and non-EU actors, including the EU institutions (European Parliament, European Commission, EU diplomats), European sub-regional actors, national politicians, and the role of public opinion.

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