Table of Contents

Introduction.- The Changing Nature of Power.- The Emergence of Europe.- Europe's Civilian Power.- The European Economic Colossus.- Europe's Political Leadership.- Competing in the Market for Ideas.- Conclusion: The Meaning of Europe.

Promotional Information

'The notion of Europe as a new superpower has been widely popularised but this scholarly but accessible book provides the first serious and systematic presentation of the case. John McCormick argues that Europe is a new sort of superpower which combines civilian and military instruments in a unique and unprecedented way giving it many advantages over the US in a world in which, as Iraq has shown, hard power has clear limits and soft power backed by tangible means is a commodity of growing significance.' - Jolyon Howorth, Yale University 'A number of recent books advance the argument that Europe will soon become a superpower. This book argues that that day has already arrived. Even those who remain unconvinced by this claim will find much food for thought in the author's arguments about the changing bases of power and influence in the 21st century.' - David Andrews, Scripps College and European Union Center of California 'McCormick makes an original, provocative, and well-informed case... [rejecting] the oft-heard charge that Europe is in economic, military, and demographic decline.' - Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs '[A] strong, thought-provoking case for reconceptualizing EU power in the international system' - Karen Smith, Journal of Common Market Studies

About the Author

JOHN MCCORMICK is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), USA. He is also on the faculty of the EC Center of Excellence at Indiana University Bloomington, is a Visiting Research Fellow with the Sussex European Institute, and has been a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, and at the University of Exeter in the UK. He is author of 11 books, including The Global Environmental Movement, Environmental Policy in the European Union and Understanding the European Union.

Reviews

'The notion of Europe as a new superpower has been widely popularised but this scholarly but accessible book provides the first serious and systematic presentation of the case. John McCormick argues that Europe is a new sort of superpower which combines civilian and military instruments in a unique and unprecedented way giving it many advantages over the US in a world in which, as Iraq has shown, hard power has clear limits and soft power backed by tangible means is a commodity of growing significance.' - Jolyon Howorth, Yale University 'A number of recent books advance the argument that Europe will soon become a superpower. This book argues that that day has already arrived. Even those who remain unconvinced by this claim will find much food for thought in the author's arguments about the changing bases of power and influence in the 21st century.' - David Andrews, Scripps College and European Union Center of California '[I]nteresting, engaging, cogent, and highly provocative... this is a book that merits serious attention.' - Anand Menon, Perspectives on Politics 'McCormick makes an original, provocative, and well-informed case... [rejecting] the oft-heard charge that Europe is in economic, military, and demographic decline.' - Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs '[A] strong, thought-provoking case for reconceptualizing EU power in the international system' - Karen Smith, Journal of Common Market Studies "[E]ngaging, stylishly written, accessible and well argued... it has something fresh to advocate as well...a different perspective regarding how twenty-first-century power might be projected..." - Maurice Fitzgerald, International Affairs "[I]ntriguing and provocative... empirically rich [and] skilfully researched... a thought-provoking assessment of the EU's international influence." - Johan Eliasson, EUSA Review