French Politics, Society and Culture: France and the EU in East Asia

Wong, R.

This study examines the record of French and EU interactions with China, Japan and Vietnam in the areas of economic exchanges, political security relations and human rights to establish if there has been a trend of converging 'European' politics and collective European conceptions of interest and identity. It argues that the utility and impact of EU institutions on French foreign policy behaviour is more significant than is commonly imagined or admitted, and that foreign policies of EU member states tend over the long term towards convergence.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-12-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403995902

DOI: 10.1057/9780230555013

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 265