This book examines the effects of norm contestation on EU foreign policy through three significant empirical cases: arms control, migration, and gender equality. The subject is particularly relevant in the current context of increasing contestation of the liberal international order. Drawing on norm research and European studies literature, the book applies the concept of norm contestation to the broader study of EU foreign policy.

Diego Badell is Assistant Professor in International Relations and European Studies at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain. Prior to this role, he was Research Fellow at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI). His research focuses on EU foreign policy and international norms, particularly multilateral institutions. He has published in Public Management Review, Cambridge Review of International Affairs, International Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, European Security, and Global Affairs.