The European Union towards Latin America: a civilian power

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• The European Union towards Latin America a
  civilian power?
• Master in International Relations
• University of Minho
• 3rd AlBan Congress
• Porto, June 19-20, 2009
• André Tavares Barbosa

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The aims of the dissertation

• General aim
• Verify whether the EU is a civilian power towards
  Latin America
• Specific aims
• Present a general description of the EU-Latin
  America relationship
• Enhance the concept of civilian power

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The concept of civilian power

• Karen Smith (2005)

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The concept of civilian power

• The development of military capacities does not
  prevent the characterization of a civilian power
  (Starvidis, 2001)
• Contextualization of the concept
• Associated with role theory role conceptions
  role expectations role performance role impact.
  

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The EU-LA relationship

• Multi-dimensional
• Three-level approach
• Bilateral
• Sub-regional
• Regional

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The EU-LA relationship

• Asymmetric
• Unbalance of power
• The EU takes the lead
• Different foreign policy priorities
• EU more important to LA than the opposite

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The EU-LA relationship

• Normative basis
• The export of the European model

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Conclusion

• The EU towards LA
• willing-to-be civilian power
• Civilian power role conception
• Partial civilian power role expectation
• Multi-dimensional and asymetric characters
  affects role impact and partially role
  expectation (migration)