EUinLAC Publications: Scientific Book

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23. August 2023

The EUinLAC Team announces the forthcoming publication of the scientific book: “The Redefinition of the EU Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean”, edited by Gian Luca Gardini (Peter Lang, 2023, with the Support of the Erasmus+ Programme).

This book provides and original contribution to explore three key issues in the current redefinition of relations between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): the international context, foreign policies of EU member states towards Latin America, and crucial topics on the EU-LAC agenda. The book is available in full Open Access.

El Equipo EUinLAC anuncia la próxima publicación del libro científico “The Redefinition of the EU Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean”, editado por Gian Luca Gardini (Peter Lang, 2023, con el apoyo del Programa Erasmus+).

Este libro ofrece una contribución original para explorar tres temas clave en la actual redefinición de las relaciones entre la Unión Europea (UE) y América Latina y el Caribe (ALC): el contexto internacional, las políticas exteriores de los Estados miembros de la UE hacia América Latina y los temas cruciales de la agenda UE-ALC. El libro está disponible en acceso abierto.

Book Description:

This book explores three key issues to understand the redefinition of relations between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): the international context, foreign policies of EU member states towards Latin America, and crucial topics on the EU-LAC agenda.

At the theoretical level, the book aims to rebalance two debates on EU-LAC relations. First, in the debate between agency and structure, the book stresses that context is a limiting factor of the agent’s preferences and actions. Second, in the debate between values and interests, it finds that interests should not be made invariably dependent on values.

At the empirical level, two aspects stand out. First, the change and continuity in EU member states’ foreign policies also impact the EU’s own role in the continent. Second, new topics on the bi-regional and global agenda have the potential to redefine the relations between the two regions.

At a time of European alleged decline, this volume argues that the EU remains a highly significant actor in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Book Details:

Author: Gian Luca Gardini (Ed.)
Title: The Redefinition of the EU Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN: hb 978-3-631-88977-0 – eBook 978-3-631-90916-4