Seeing the EU from Outside its Borders: Changing Images of Europe

• Authors: Natalia Chaban , Martin Holland
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper outlines the importance of the studies of EU external perceptions in the Asia-Pacific region in the times of global multipolar redesign and an ongoing eurozone sovereign debt crisis. It links understanding of the concepts of EU external images and EU international ‘branding’ to the conduct of the EU’s foreign policy. The paper also details the methodology of the transnational comparative research project ‘The EU in the Eyes of Asia Pacific’ which informs all contributions to this Issue. The paper then presents those contributions which explore EU external perceptions in nine Asia-Pacific locations, members of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process: China, Japan, South Korea, India, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and Russia.

Keywords

EN

Asia-Pacific; the European Union; EU external perceptions

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Baltic Journal of European Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 3-12

Dates

published

2013-12-01

online

2013-12-31

Contributors

author

Natalia Chaban

• National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Kirkwood Village KD04, Christchurch, New Zealand

author

Martin Holland

• National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Kirkwood Village KD04, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/bjes-2013-0018