This thesis begins with a discussion on narratives in the international system, what kinds of power they exert, and how they provide structure. This will lead into the conceptual debate of narratives as tools vs narratives as identity, which will in turn raise questions about how actors use narratives to maintain ontological security. Within the context of the EU, these questions are of particular relevance, as the struggle to create a narrative for the EU is well documented. Moreover, there remains a struggle to convince member states of the importance of an EU narrative identity.
This thesis will examine the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) through the lens of narrative analysis. The case study of the formation and projection of the EU narrative on the Iran Nuclear Deal has been selected to determine whether or not member states in the EU are faithful to EU foreign policy narratives. An analytical framework has been developed based on strategic narrative theory and will be used to test narrative output from the EU, Germany, and France on the subject of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The results of this analysis will be considered using a reflexive approach.
The goal of this research is not to implicate EU member states or to imply a lack of commitment to EU CFSP. Rather, this thesis seeks to demonstrate how deep-seated narratives affect even the closest of alliances. This thesis also seeks to encourage policy makers and scholars to consider the importance of narrative integration in EU research.
Anotace v angličtině
'Narrative' has become such a pervasive term in media and political jargon that its theoretical backbone has become harder to trace. With this in mind, this thesis seeks to contribute to the theoretical understanding of narratives in international relations research, with a focus on the European Union.
This thesis begins with a discussion on narratives in the international system, what kinds of power they exert, and how they provide structure. This will lead into the conceptual debate of narratives as tools vs narratives as identity, which will in turn raise questions about how actors use narratives to maintain ontological security. Within the context of the EU, these questions are of particular relevance, as the struggle to create a narrative for the EU is well documented. Moreover, there remains a struggle to convince member states of the importance of an EU narrative identity.
This thesis will examine the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) through the lens of narrative analysis. The case study of the formation and projection of the EU narrative on the Iran Nuclear Deal has been selected to determine whether or not member states in the EU are faithful to EU foreign policy narratives. An analytical framework has been developed based on strategic narrative theory and will be used to test narrative output from the EU, Germany, and France on the subject of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The results of this analysis will be considered using a reflexive approach.
The goal of this research is not to implicate EU member states or to imply a lack of commitment to EU CFSP. Rather, this thesis seeks to demonstrate how deep-seated narratives affect even the closest of alliances. This thesis also seeks to encourage policy makers and scholars to consider the importance of narrative integration in EU research.
Klíčová slova
Narratives, Strategic Narratives, Public Diplomacy, EU CFSP, Iran Nuclear Deal, JCPOA
Klíčová slova v angličtině
Narratives, Strategic Narratives, Public Diplomacy, EU CFSP, Iran Nuclear Deal, JCPOA
Rozsah průvodní práce
89 p. 25 p. appendices
Jazyk
AN
Anotace
This thesis begins with a discussion on narratives in the international system, what kinds of power they exert, and how they provide structure. This will lead into the conceptual debate of narratives as tools vs narratives as identity, which will in turn raise questions about how actors use narratives to maintain ontological security. Within the context of the EU, these questions are of particular relevance, as the struggle to create a narrative for the EU is well documented. Moreover, there remains a struggle to convince member states of the importance of an EU narrative identity.
This thesis will examine the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) through the lens of narrative analysis. The case study of the formation and projection of the EU narrative on the Iran Nuclear Deal has been selected to determine whether or not member states in the EU are faithful to EU foreign policy narratives. An analytical framework has been developed based on strategic narrative theory and will be used to test narrative output from the EU, Germany, and France on the subject of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The results of this analysis will be considered using a reflexive approach.
The goal of this research is not to implicate EU member states or to imply a lack of commitment to EU CFSP. Rather, this thesis seeks to demonstrate how deep-seated narratives affect even the closest of alliances. This thesis also seeks to encourage policy makers and scholars to consider the importance of narrative integration in EU research.
Anotace v angličtině
'Narrative' has become such a pervasive term in media and political jargon that its theoretical backbone has become harder to trace. With this in mind, this thesis seeks to contribute to the theoretical understanding of narratives in international relations research, with a focus on the European Union.
This thesis begins with a discussion on narratives in the international system, what kinds of power they exert, and how they provide structure. This will lead into the conceptual debate of narratives as tools vs narratives as identity, which will in turn raise questions about how actors use narratives to maintain ontological security. Within the context of the EU, these questions are of particular relevance, as the struggle to create a narrative for the EU is well documented. Moreover, there remains a struggle to convince member states of the importance of an EU narrative identity.
This thesis will examine the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) through the lens of narrative analysis. The case study of the formation and projection of the EU narrative on the Iran Nuclear Deal has been selected to determine whether or not member states in the EU are faithful to EU foreign policy narratives. An analytical framework has been developed based on strategic narrative theory and will be used to test narrative output from the EU, Germany, and France on the subject of the Iran Nuclear Deal. The results of this analysis will be considered using a reflexive approach.
The goal of this research is not to implicate EU member states or to imply a lack of commitment to EU CFSP. Rather, this thesis seeks to demonstrate how deep-seated narratives affect even the closest of alliances. This thesis also seeks to encourage policy makers and scholars to consider the importance of narrative integration in EU research.
Klíčová slova
Narratives, Strategic Narratives, Public Diplomacy, EU CFSP, Iran Nuclear Deal, JCPOA
Klíčová slova v angličtině
Narratives, Strategic Narratives, Public Diplomacy, EU CFSP, Iran Nuclear Deal, JCPOA
Zásady pro vypracování
Germany and France have significant power to adjust the European narrative. This means that France and Germany are both a part of and the creators of the European narrative. However, none of the EU's 28 member states has complete control over the narrative, despite being its creators. In addition, it can be posited that the European narrative infringes upon and perhaps weakens a state's identity narrative.
However, in order to address this hypothesis, I must first look at the formation and implementation of this narrative. My overall research questions are therefore: How have France and Germany formed and projected the European narrative to international audiences? How do these differences in formation and projection reflect these countries' attitudes toward the EU? What conclusions can be drawn about the interplay between national and international system narratives in the EU context?
Zásady pro vypracování
Germany and France have significant power to adjust the European narrative. This means that France and Germany are both a part of and the creators of the European narrative. However, none of the EU's 28 member states has complete control over the narrative, despite being its creators. In addition, it can be posited that the European narrative infringes upon and perhaps weakens a state's identity narrative.
However, in order to address this hypothesis, I must first look at the formation and implementation of this narrative. My overall research questions are therefore: How have France and Germany formed and projected the European narrative to international audiences? How do these differences in formation and projection reflect these countries' attitudes toward the EU? What conclusions can be drawn about the interplay between national and international system narratives in the EU context?
Seznam doporučené literatury
Arsenault, Amelia and Geoffrey Cowan. "Moving from Monologue to Dialogue to Collaboration: The Three Layers of Public Diplomacy." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 616 (2008): 10-30. http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.its.uu.se/stable/25097992.
Berenskoetter, Felix. "Parameters of a National Biography." European Journal of International Relations 20, no. 1 (2014): 262-288.
Bially Mattern Janice. "Why 'soft power' isn't so soft: Representational force and the sociolinguistic construction of attraction in world politics." Millennium - Journal of International Studies 33(3), June 2005. 583-612.
Bially Mattern, Janice. Ordering International Politics: Identity, Crisis, and Representational Force. New York: Routledge, 2005.
Cull, Nicholas J. "Public Diplomacy: Taxonomies and Histories." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 616, no. 1 (2008): 31-54.
Eder, Klaus. "Remembering National Memories Together: The Formation of a Transnational Identity in Europe" in Collective Memory and European Identity : The Effects of Integration and Enlargement, edited by Willfried Spohn, Taylor and Francis, 2005. 197-220.
Finnemore Martha. "Legitimacy, hypocrisy, and the social structure of unipolarity: Why being a unipole isn't all it's cracked up to be." World Politics 61(1). 58-85.
Finnemore, Martha and Kathryn Sikkink. "International Norm Dynamics and Political Change." International Organization 52, no. 4 (1998): 887-917.
Flockhart, Trine. "Towards a Strong NATO Narrative: From a 'practice of Talking' to a 'practice of Doing'." International Politics 49, no. 1 (2012): 78-97.
Freedman, Lawrence. "Networks, Culture and Narratives." The Adelphi Papers 45, no. 379 (2006): 11-26.
Hayden, Craig. "Logics of Narrative and Networks in US Public Diplomacy: Communication Power and US Strategic Engagement." The Journal of International Communication. June 2013. 202.
Hayden, Craig. The Rhetoric of Soft Power: Public Diplomacy in Global Contexts, Lexington Books, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uu/detail.action?docID=850676. Created from uu on 2017-07-28 11:51:12.
Hocking, Brian and Jan Melissen. Diplomacy in the Digital Age. The Hague: Clingendael Institute, 2015.
Leonard, M, C. Stead, and C. Smewing. Public Diplomacy. London: Foreign Policy Centre, 2003.
Melissen, Jan. The new public diplomacy: Soft power in international relations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Miskimmon, Alister, Ben O'Loughlin, and Laura Roselle. Strategic Narratives: Communication Power and the New World Order. New York: Routledge Press. 2013.
Miskimmon, Alister, Ben O'Loughlin, and Laura Roselle, eds. Forging the World: Strategic Narratives and International Relations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2017.
Nye, Joseph S. The Future of Power. New York: Public Affairs, 2011.
Nye, Joseph S. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. New York, N.Y: Public Affairs, 2004.
Roselle, Laura. "Strategic Narratives and Alliances: The Cases of Intervention in Libya (2011) and Economic Sanctions Against Russia (2014)." Politics and Governance 5, no. 3 (2017): 99-110.
Roselle, Laura. "Public Diplomacy and Strategic Narratives." In Can Public Diplomacy Survive the Internet? ed. By Shawn Powers and Markos Kounalakis. State Department, May 2017. 77-80.
Roselle, Laura, Alister Miskimmon, and Ben O'Loughlin. "Strategic Narrative: A New Means to Understand Soft Power." Media, War & Conflict, no. 1 (2014): 70-84.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Arsenault, Amelia and Geoffrey Cowan. "Moving from Monologue to Dialogue to Collaboration: The Three Layers of Public Diplomacy." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 616 (2008): 10-30. http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.its.uu.se/stable/25097992.
Berenskoetter, Felix. "Parameters of a National Biography." European Journal of International Relations 20, no. 1 (2014): 262-288.
Bially Mattern Janice. "Why 'soft power' isn't so soft: Representational force and the sociolinguistic construction of attraction in world politics." Millennium - Journal of International Studies 33(3), June 2005. 583-612.
Bially Mattern, Janice. Ordering International Politics: Identity, Crisis, and Representational Force. New York: Routledge, 2005.
Cull, Nicholas J. "Public Diplomacy: Taxonomies and Histories." The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 616, no. 1 (2008): 31-54.
Eder, Klaus. "Remembering National Memories Together: The Formation of a Transnational Identity in Europe" in Collective Memory and European Identity : The Effects of Integration and Enlargement, edited by Willfried Spohn, Taylor and Francis, 2005. 197-220.
Finnemore Martha. "Legitimacy, hypocrisy, and the social structure of unipolarity: Why being a unipole isn't all it's cracked up to be." World Politics 61(1). 58-85.
Finnemore, Martha and Kathryn Sikkink. "International Norm Dynamics and Political Change." International Organization 52, no. 4 (1998): 887-917.
Flockhart, Trine. "Towards a Strong NATO Narrative: From a 'practice of Talking' to a 'practice of Doing'." International Politics 49, no. 1 (2012): 78-97.
Freedman, Lawrence. "Networks, Culture and Narratives." The Adelphi Papers 45, no. 379 (2006): 11-26.
Hayden, Craig. "Logics of Narrative and Networks in US Public Diplomacy: Communication Power and US Strategic Engagement." The Journal of International Communication. June 2013. 202.
Hayden, Craig. The Rhetoric of Soft Power: Public Diplomacy in Global Contexts, Lexington Books, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uu/detail.action?docID=850676. Created from uu on 2017-07-28 11:51:12.
Hocking, Brian and Jan Melissen. Diplomacy in the Digital Age. The Hague: Clingendael Institute, 2015.
Leonard, M, C. Stead, and C. Smewing. Public Diplomacy. London: Foreign Policy Centre, 2003.
Melissen, Jan. The new public diplomacy: Soft power in international relations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Miskimmon, Alister, Ben O'Loughlin, and Laura Roselle. Strategic Narratives: Communication Power and the New World Order. New York: Routledge Press. 2013.
Miskimmon, Alister, Ben O'Loughlin, and Laura Roselle, eds. Forging the World: Strategic Narratives and International Relations. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2017.
Nye, Joseph S. The Future of Power. New York: Public Affairs, 2011.
Nye, Joseph S. Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics. New York, N.Y: Public Affairs, 2004.
Roselle, Laura. "Strategic Narratives and Alliances: The Cases of Intervention in Libya (2011) and Economic Sanctions Against Russia (2014)." Politics and Governance 5, no. 3 (2017): 99-110.
Roselle, Laura. "Public Diplomacy and Strategic Narratives." In Can Public Diplomacy Survive the Internet? ed. By Shawn Powers and Markos Kounalakis. State Department, May 2017. 77-80.
Roselle, Laura, Alister Miskimmon, and Ben O'Loughlin. "Strategic Narrative: A New Means to Understand Soft Power." Media, War & Conflict, no. 1 (2014): 70-84.
Přílohy volně vložené
Appendix I: EEAS Data
Appendix II: German Embassy Data
Appendix III: French Embassy Data
All three appendices are attached as part of the thesis document