Comillas Journal of International Relations (Nov 2019)
The Concept of Normative Power Europe and its Impact on Spanish Academia
Abstract
From social critical theory´s most normative/ideational dimension, I. Manners was able to elaborate the concept of Normative Power Europe that arose, at an early stage, in the well-known article “Normative Power Europe: A contradiction in terms?” published in the Journal of Common Market Studies in 2002. Since then, the latter became part of mainstream where is considered as one of the most innovate notions in European Union studies. Its impact is highly significant but heterogeneous in the discipline and, in particular, the Spanish academia. However, despite different stances, it is undeniable how it has enriched the mainstream from an innovative and different approach
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