H. Larsen 
Analysing the Foreign Policy of Small States in the EU 
The Case of Denmark

Can a distinct national foreign policy still be identified for small EU member states, and what accounts for the balance between national and EU foreign policy? Henrik Larsen develops an analytical framework for analyzing these questions and offers solutions through an empirical examination of the foreign policy of a small EU member state in the context of EU foreign policy – the case of Denmark. The book looks at seven policy areas: policy towards other EU member states, anti-terrorism, development, the Balkans, Africa, Latin America and trade. On the basis of the empirical study, the implications for the theoretical study of national foreign policy in an EU Context are outlined. It is suggested that we need a new, mixed approach to foreign policy analysis within the EU taking into account the nature of the policy area concerned and national conceptions of actorness.

Table of Content

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART 1: SETTING THE SCENE: SMALL STATE FOREIGN POLICY IN THE EU AND THE CASE OF DENMARK PART 2: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK National Foreign Policy and International Organisations The Impact of International Organisations on National Foreign Policy and the Basic Approach of the Book An Analytical Framework for the Study of Danish Foreign Policy Content in an EU Context PART 3: POLICY TOWARDS EU MEMBER STATES: THE ROLE OF THE EU The EU Denmark PART 4: THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM The EU Denmark Summary and Conclusions PART 5: THE BALKANS The EU Denmark Conclusions PART 6: DEVELOPMEMT AND AID The EU Denmark Conclusions PART 7: AFRICA The EU Danish Policy Conclusions PART 8: LATIN AMERICA The EU Denmark Conclusions PART 9: TRADE The EU Denmark Conclusions PART 10: CONCLUSIONS AND WIDER PERSPECTIVES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY IN AN EU CONTEXT Presentation of the Findings The Broader Implications for Danish Foreign Policy: The Role of the EU Across the Board Is the Study of Denmark of General Interest for the Study of Small States in the EU? Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

HENRIK LARSEN is Jean Monnet Professor in European Foreign Policy and Security Integration at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He has previously published
Discourse Analysis and Foreign Policy: France, Britain and Europe 1997) and
The ESDP and the Nordic Countries: Four Variations on a Theme (with Nina Græger and Hanna Ojanen, 2002).