A mediator on the world stage? - How the EU's commitment in foreign affairs is portrayed by New Zealand and Australian media

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dc.contributor.authorRogahn, M.
dc.contributor.authorChaban, N.
dc.contributor.authorBain, J.
dc.contributor.authorStats, K.
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionJournal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.description.abstract<jats:p><jats:bold>Abstract: </jats:bold> ‘European identity’ is as much a contested concept as is the role of the European Union in foreign affairs. This article combines the two concepts and introduces a third variable, ‘the Other’, in order to address the following questions: How do non‐Europeans perceive the EU on the world stage? Is a tentative identity as a mediator in foreign affairs conveyed in the EU's conduct of foreign policy? Analysing 10 newspapers, 4 television bulletins, and 830 public surveys from Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2004, this article argues that the EU's efforts to further democracy and peace are often marginalised in Australian and New Zealand perceptions. Nevertheless, subtle traces of perceptions of the EU as a potent global actor promoting human rights and environmental sustainability and challenging unilateral US policy courses were detected.</jats:p>
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMaria Rogahn, Natalia Chaban, Jessica Bain, and Katrina Stats
dc.identifier.citationEuropean Law Journal, 2006; 12(5):680-706
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1468-0386.2006.00336.x
dc.identifier.issn1351-5993
dc.identifier.issn1468-0386
dc.identifier.orcidStats, K. [0000-0002-0877-5201]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/36064
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0386.2006.00336.x
dc.titleA mediator on the world stage? - How the EU's commitment in foreign affairs is portrayed by New Zealand and Australian media
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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