TY - BOOK ID - 3545434 TI - The external relations of the European Union : historical and contemporary perspectives AU - Winand, Pascaline AU - Benvenuti, Andrea AU - Guderzo, Max PY - 2014 VL - 52 SN - 13760890 SN - 9782875742308 2875742302 1322968497 303526497X PB - Bruxelles: Peter Lang, DB - UniCat KW - European Union countries KW - Foreign relations KW - Law and legislation KW - European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Law and legislation. KW - European Union countries -- Foreign relations. KW - European Union countries. KW - Foreign relations. KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - International Relations KW - Law and legislation. KW - Europe KW - Unité KW - Opinion publique KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Asie KW - États-Unis KW - Relations extérieures KW - Relations KW - European Union KW - Union européenne KW - Public opinion KW - Asia KW - United States KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Politics and government KW - Commercial policy. KW - Relations extérieures KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Politique commerciale KW - Public opinion. KW - Relations extérieures. KW - History / Europe KW - History KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Opinion publique. KW - European Union countries - Foreign relations KW - European Union countries - Law and legislation KW - European History KW - European Policy KW - Foreign Affairs KW - EU KW - EU Institutions KW - Union européenne UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3545434 AB - The book analyses the attitudes of non-EU countries towards European integration in historical and contemporary perspectives. The authors study a range of actors in Europe and beyond to explain the impact of the creation of the European Communities on the international system and how the EU is perceived in the world. The book further shows the significance of the institutional interplay within the EU, and between EU institutions, member states and external actors led by their own internal dynamics to explain policy outcomes. It investigates to what extent the perceptions of the international ER -