Abstract
Zooming in on the European Union’s international identity, this paper argues that maturation, and the achievement of a solid international identity, may result from a process in which different identity traits are integrated, even strategically incorporated. It frames this hybridisation argument in terms of Dragon Power Europe and proceeds in two steps. In a first step, the paper develops an integrated analytical framework for studying the European Union’s international identity by comparing the Normative Power Europe and Market Power Europe conceptualisations along three dimensions, namely drivers, actions and impact. In a second step, the paper demonstrates the framework’s empirical value through an exploration of the European Union’s functioning in relation to health information standardisation, investigating the logics behind the inclusion of a new chapter on diagnoses and syndromes associated with Traditional (Chinese) Medicine in the eleventh revision of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases in 2019. The involvement of the European Union and its member states in this specific case of health (information) standardisation shows initial but compelling evidence of NPE-MPE dynamics shaping the EU’s international functioning, in particular its drivers, actions and impact.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 406-425 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | European Security |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 2 Jul 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Funding
The authors would like to thank the reviewers, editors and participants of the on-line workshop on \u201CThe European Union in international regime complexes\u201D (26\u201327 January 2021), the 2nd RENPET Network Conference (Barcelona, 30 May to 1 June 2023) and the 2023 EUIA Conference (Brussels, 3\u20135 May 2023) for their kind suggestions. Also, they wish to thank Olivier van Vredendaal, Steven Langendonk, Nerys Biesemans and Malaika Schwedes for their valuable support. The standard disclaimer applies.
Funders | Funder number |
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European Commission |
Keywords
- China
- European Union (EU)
- health
- market power Europe (MPE)
- normative power Europe (NPE)
- standardisation