European Security, Terrorism and Intelligence - Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics by C Kaunert & S Leonard Hardcover

Book Synopsis

The EU has long been seen as confederation that has failed to assert itself effectively on the international stage. In this collection, a series of experts discuss how the EU has shed its reputation as a weak international actor in light of its policies on police cooperation and intelligence-sharing as part of the global effort to combat terrorism

Review Quotes

The EU's expanding role in the internal security domain has a national, a European and a global dimension. This book manages to convincingly analyse and inter-relate all three of these dimensions. It also provides a multi-faceted lucid assessment of intelligence-sharing as a fundamental challenge, and this well beyond counterterrorism cooperation. A must-read for anyone interested in European and global internal security policy responses.'

Jörg Monar, Director of Political and Administrative Studies, College of Europe, Belgium

'This book is a welcome addition to the academic literature on European counterterrorism and security. It provides important insights on the evolution of European security policy and a welcome analytical focus on the relatively under-researched topic of the role of intelligence in European security. It is highly recommended reading for policy makers, academics and researchers in the fields of European security politics, law and policy.'

Valsamis Mitsilegas, Head of the Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London, UK

European Security, Terrorism and Intelligence provides a major contribution to understanding the role of the European Union in combating terrorism. Written by an impressive array of experts from across the European academy, the collection is essential reading for those concerned with the wider European context of intelligence-sharing and police co-operation.

- Len Scott, Department ofInterantional Politics, Aberswyth University, UK

About the Author

Dr Christian Kaunert holds a PhD in International Politics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Dundee. He has been awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in EU Justice and Home Affairs and a Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (2012-2016). He previously worked at the University of Salford from January 2007 to September 2012. In 2010, he started a Marie Curie Senior Research Fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence until September 2012. His monograph European Internal Security has been published by Manchester University Press (2010). He is Editor of the Journal of Contemporary European Research (JCER), as well as a member of the executive committee of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES).

Dr Sarah Léonard is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Dundee, UK, and Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Centre for European Studies, Sciences Po, Paris, France. She received her PhD in International Politics from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. She is also Editor of the Journal of Contemporary European Research (JCER). Her articles have appeared in journals such as European Security, Terrorism and Political Violence, and the Journal of European Public Policy.