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The most comprehensive introduction to the EU´s role in the international system, written by a team of international experts, and incorporating the study of the EU´s world role into the wider field of international relations, this book is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the EU´s external relations.

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[International Relations and the European Union] takes a unique approach by incorporating the study of the EU´s world role into the wider field of international relations. As the most comprehensive introduction to the EU´s international relations written by leading experts in the field, it is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the EU´s role in the contemporary world.

Beginning with an examination of theoretical frameworks and approaches, the book goes on to address the institutions and processes that surround the EU´s international relations. Key policy areas, such as security and trade, are outlined in detail, alongside the EU´s relations with specific countries, including the United States, China, India, and Russia.

Updates for the third edition include expanded discussions of three key perspectives to provide a rounded picture of the EU´s place in the international system: as a sub-system of international relations, as part of the process of international relations, and as a power in its own right.

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This is the leading text on the EU in international relations. It is an indispensable companion to the study of this subject. No serious course on the EU in international relations can do without this text. Chad Damro, University of Edinburgh

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Christopher Hill is Patrick Sheehy Professor at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge.


Michael Smith is Professor of European Politics at the University of Warwick.


Sophie Vanhoonacker is Jean Monnet Professor at Maastricht University.

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