The EU an actor sui generis? A Comparison of EU and ASEAN actorness

Uwe Wunderlich

doi:10.1111/j.1468-5965.2011.02237.x

The EU an actor sui generis? A Comparison of EU and ASEAN actorness

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The core argument of this article is to advocate the recognition of regional organizations as international actors. Conceptions of the European Union (EU) as an international actor are not new. However, a great deal of the literature regards the EU as sui generis in nature and lacking in external capabilities when compared to nation-states. Other regional organizations, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) fare even worse. This article notes that we need
to move beyond a state-centric view of world politics to assess the actor capabilities, nascent or advanced, of other players in the global arena, particularly regional organizations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	653–669
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Common Market Studies
Volume	50
Issue number	4
Early online date	18 Jan 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5965.2011.02237.x
Publication status	Published - Jul 2012

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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies and Blackwell Publishing.

Keywords

regional organizations
international actors
European Union
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
external capabilities
EU
ASEAN

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