‘Normative’ power Europe: a realist critique

By Adrian Hyde-price. 2006

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Fake, partial and imposed compliance: the limits of the EU's normative power in the Western Balkans (2007, result): “…‘what kind of power’ the EU represents (Sjursen 2006) has generated arguments in support of both the ‘normative power Europe’ (Manners 2002, and 2006) and the ‘strategic power Europe’ (Youngs 2004; Hyde-Price 2006), with the debate as to what drives EU foreign policy remaining inconclusive to date.”
The European Union as a Regional Normative Hegemon: The Case of European Neighbourhood Policy (2008, background): “In a sense, the EU can be seen as a regional normative hegemon (Diez 2005, p. 616; Hyde-Price 2006, pp. 226–27).”
The EU as a ‘normative’ power: how can this be? (2006, background): “Even realists stress that this perspective on the international system can only be a theoretical assumption and not a full description of the ‘real world’ (Hyde-Price 2006).”
What kind of power? (2006, background): “To some, the ‘solution’ is to return to the realist perspective and to (re-)introduce the concept of ‘power’ in order to produce a more ‘realistic’ analysis of political processes (Hyde-Price 2006 ).”