Karolina Pomorska
Biographic Data
| ID | 4377015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karolina Pomorska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Pomorska |
| SIGNATURE | POMORSKA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maastricht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9111-1296 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 268 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Preserving the ‘pecking order’ in Europe’s diplomatic hierarchies: Comparing the place of Central Eastern Europeans in the EU and Nato
The Ukraine war has made it clear that the world should have listened to those Central and Eastern European (CEE) member states of the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) who, for years, had been sounding the alarm about Russia. So why did their warnings fall on deaf ears? Even though international organisations (IOs) should ensure equal representation, they end up nonetheless being structured by social hierarchies, …
The protean power of Europe: Innovation and transformation in the face of radical uncertainty
Populists in the Shadow of Unanimity: Contestation of EU Foreign and Security Policy
The arrival of populist political parties to power in several member states and the increasing politicisation of EU foreign policy has made intra-European consensus more difficult to reach in the past decade. This article examines the impact of populist contestation on EU foreign policy negotiations in the Council, a policy area governed by unanimity. This decision-making mode makes the policy especially vulnerable to the impact of contestation a…
Coordinative Europeanization and Russia’s war of aggression: How crises shape Europeanization dynamics in EU foreign policy
The European Union’s response to Russia’s war of aggression has run contrary to expectations of EU foreign policy inaction and incoherence as well as warnings of de-Europeanization and renationalization of foreign policy. Drawing on the concept of coordinative Europeanization, we argue that the response to the war has allowed for a more horizontal, cooperative decision-making process involving both member states and EU institutions, as well as a …
The Role of Eeas Chairs in Council Negotiations on Foreign and Security Policy Post‐Lisbon
This article examines the impact of the introduction of a permanent chair in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The Lisbon Treaty transferred the functions of the rotating Presidency to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, represented at lower levels by officials from the European External Action Service (EEAS). Whilst the permanent chair was intended to improve effectiveness in CFSP negotiation…
Going in Different Directions? The 2023 Elections in Poland and Slovakia and Their Aftermath
The Institutions of Politics; Design, Workings, and implications ( do not use, ended 1-1-2020
The Domestic Challenge to EU Foreign Policy-Making: From Europeanisation to de-Europeanisation
Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour
Europe as a Regional Actor: Waning Influence in an Unstable and Authoritarian Neighbourhood
Trust and Decision‐making in Times of Crisis: The EU's Response to the Events in Ukraine
It is a common assumption that through decades of co‐operation there has been an emergence of trust between the Member States of the European Union. Yet, we have little evidence about the nature of trust and its implications for decision‐making, in particular in times of crisis. Hence, our article's central question: how does trust matter in the process of decision‐making during crisis? Our argument is that uncertainty during the crisis enabled t…
Europe as a Global Actor: Searching for a New Strategic Approach
Foreign ministries and limits to organisational learning in Central Eastern Europe
Joining the European Union (EU) has had a transformative effect for the foreign policies of the new member states and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs). There is a growing body of literature that analyses Europeanisation of foreign policies of EU member states as a result of their participation in Common Foreign and Security Policy. At the same time, the significance of learning in bringing change in foreign policy remains underexplored av…
Europe as a Global Actor: The (Un)Holy Trinity of Economy, Diplomacy and Security
The Influence of Newer Member States in the European Union: The Case of Poland and the Eastern Partnership
This article seeks to examine and assess the role of Poland in the early stages of the making of the Eastern Partnership of the European Union. First, it briefly reviews Poland's aims and ambitions with regard to the European Union's policy towards its eastern neighbours, both before and since it joined the European Union in 2004. Second, it describes and analyses the Eastern Partnership, including its added value for the European Neighbourhood P…
The European External Action Service and agenda-setting in European foreign policy
The new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have emerged after the Lisbon Treaty as a potential driving force in European foreign policy. This article critically reviews the first two years of the existence of the EEAS to find out whether these new players have managed to shape the direction of the European Union's (EU) external activities. Building on a typ…
Manufacturing Esprit de Corps: The Case of the E uropean External Action Service
The creation of the E uropean External Action Service ( EEAS ) begs the question of whether its officials might develop an esprit de corps − understood as the emergence of shared beliefs and values among the individuals within a group and their desire to achieve a common goal − and how this might be achieved. Since the EEAS is composed of officials originating from different institutions, this contribution discusses the challenges associated with…
In the face of adversity: Explaining the attitudes of Eeas officialsvis-à-visthe new service
The establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) by the Lisbon Treaty was preceded by time-consuming negotiations about the composition, organization, budget and accountability of the service. In spite of the negative views among EEAS officials concerning the actual implementation of the reforms, they displayed a surprisingly positive attitude towards the new organization and identified strongly with it. This contribution aims to …
The Emerging EU Diplomatic System: Opportunities and Challenges after ‘Lisbon’
Diplomacy is under constant pressure to adjust to the changing context in which foreign policy is made. Although many scholars still associate diplomatic action with principles and rules that regulate relations among sovereign states operating in the area of high politics, current practice no longer fully corresponds with this image. The academic literature points to a variety of transformations that have taken place in recent decades. These incl…
The Presidency in EU External Relations: Who is at the helm
La présidence dans les relations extérieures de l’Union européenne : qui est à la barre ? Le traité de Lisbonne change fondamentalement la présidence dans les relations extérieures de l’Union européenne. Dans le domaine de la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune, un nouveau Haut représentant de l’Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité (HR) remplace la présidence tournante. Mais d’autres domaines des relations extérie…
Poland in the Driving Seat: A Mature Presidency in Turbulent Times
Invisible and unaccountable? National Representatives and Council Officials in EU foreign policy
The role of officials from the working groups and the Council Secretariat dealing with European Union (EU) external relations has grown in recent years as a result of the increase in the thematic and geographic scope of EU foreign policy and, in particular, the development of the EU's capabilities in crisis management. The increase in competences of Brussels-based bodies has occurred in parallel to a transformation of the policy-making process th…
Poland's power and influence in the European Union: The case of its eastern policy
Does Size Matter? CFSP Committees after Enlargement
this article examines the impact of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements on cfsp committees. It aims to determine in which manner enlargement has affected the deliberative nature of cfsp committees and in which ways formal and informal mechanisms have contributed to overcoming deadlock in the decision-making process. The article concludes, first, that formal and informal adjustment mechanisms have ensured a smooth functioning of the cfsp. Second, socia…
The Impact of Enlargement: Europeanization of Polish Foreign Policy? Tracking Adaptation and Change in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This article analyses the process of adaptation of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to EU membership and participation in CFSP, both before and after EU accession. It addresses changes in organizational structure, but also in institutional culture and everyday practices. Despite the initial ambiguity, Polish decision-makers tend to perceive CFSP as an opportunity rather than a constraint on national foreign policy. It is argued that t…
The European External Action Service and agenda-setting in European foreign policy
The new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have emerged after the Lisbon Treaty as a potential driving force in European foreign policy. This article critically reviews the first two years of the existence of the EEAS to find out whether these new players have managed to shape the direction of the European Union's (EU) external activities. Building on a typ…
Invisible and unaccountable? National Representatives and Council Officials in EU foreign policy
The role of officials from the working groups and the Council Secretariat dealing with European Union (EU) external relations has grown in recent years as a result of the increase in the thematic and geographic scope of EU foreign policy and, in particular, the development of the EU's capabilities in crisis management. The increase in competences of Brussels-based bodies has occurred in parallel to a transformation of the policy-making process th…
The Domestic Challenge to EU Foreign Policy-Making: From Europeanisation to de-Europeanisation
Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour
Manufacturing Esprit de Corps: The Case of the E uropean External Action Service
The creation of the E uropean External Action Service ( EEAS ) begs the question of whether its officials might develop an esprit de corps − understood as the emergence of shared beliefs and values among the individuals within a group and their desire to achieve a common goal − and how this might be achieved. Since the EEAS is composed of officials originating from different institutions, this contribution discusses the challenges associated with…
Trust and Decision‐making in Times of Crisis: The EU's Response to the Events in Ukraine
It is a common assumption that through decades of co‐operation there has been an emergence of trust between the Member States of the European Union. Yet, we have little evidence about the nature of trust and its implications for decision‐making, in particular in times of crisis. Hence, our article's central question: how does trust matter in the process of decision‐making during crisis? Our argument is that uncertainty during the crisis enabled t…
In the face of adversity: Explaining the attitudes of Eeas officialsvis-à-visthe new service
The establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) by the Lisbon Treaty was preceded by time-consuming negotiations about the composition, organization, budget and accountability of the service. In spite of the negative views among EEAS officials concerning the actual implementation of the reforms, they displayed a surprisingly positive attitude towards the new organization and identified strongly with it. This contribution aims to …
The Influence of Newer Member States in the European Union: The Case of Poland and the Eastern Partnership
This article seeks to examine and assess the role of Poland in the early stages of the making of the Eastern Partnership of the European Union. First, it briefly reviews Poland's aims and ambitions with regard to the European Union's policy towards its eastern neighbours, both before and since it joined the European Union in 2004. Second, it describes and analyses the Eastern Partnership, including its added value for the European Neighbourhood P…
Poland in the Driving Seat: A Mature Presidency in Turbulent Times
Europe as a Global Actor: Searching for a New Strategic Approach
The Role of Eeas Chairs in Council Negotiations on Foreign and Security Policy Post‐Lisbon
This article examines the impact of the introduction of a permanent chair in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The Lisbon Treaty transferred the functions of the rotating Presidency to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, represented at lower levels by officials from the European External Action Service (EEAS). Whilst the permanent chair was intended to improve effectiveness in CFSP negotiation…
Foreign ministries and limits to organisational learning in Central Eastern Europe
Joining the European Union (EU) has had a transformative effect for the foreign policies of the new member states and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs). There is a growing body of literature that analyses Europeanisation of foreign policies of EU member states as a result of their participation in Common Foreign and Security Policy. At the same time, the significance of learning in bringing change in foreign policy remains underexplored av…
Poland's power and influence in the European Union: The case of its eastern policy
Europe as a Regional Actor: Waning Influence in an Unstable and Authoritarian Neighbourhood
The Impact of Enlargement: Europeanization of Polish Foreign Policy? Tracking Adaptation and Change in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This article analyses the process of adaptation of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to EU membership and participation in CFSP, both before and after EU accession. It addresses changes in organizational structure, but also in institutional culture and everyday practices. Despite the initial ambiguity, Polish decision-makers tend to perceive CFSP as an opportunity rather than a constraint on national foreign policy. It is argued that t…
Populists in the Shadow of Unanimity: Contestation of EU Foreign and Security Policy
The arrival of populist political parties to power in several member states and the increasing politicisation of EU foreign policy has made intra-European consensus more difficult to reach in the past decade. This article examines the impact of populist contestation on EU foreign policy negotiations in the Council, a policy area governed by unanimity. This decision-making mode makes the policy especially vulnerable to the impact of contestation a…
Coordinative Europeanization and Russia’s war of aggression: How crises shape Europeanization dynamics in EU foreign policy
The European Union’s response to Russia’s war of aggression has run contrary to expectations of EU foreign policy inaction and incoherence as well as warnings of de-Europeanization and renationalization of foreign policy. Drawing on the concept of coordinative Europeanization, we argue that the response to the war has allowed for a more horizontal, cooperative decision-making process involving both member states and EU institutions, as well as a …
Going in Different Directions? The 2023 Elections in Poland and Slovakia and Their Aftermath
The Institutions of Politics; Design, Workings, and implications ( do not use, ended 1-1-2020
Does Size Matter? CFSP Committees after Enlargement
this article examines the impact of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements on cfsp committees. It aims to determine in which manner enlargement has affected the deliberative nature of cfsp committees and in which ways formal and informal mechanisms have contributed to overcoming deadlock in the decision-making process. The article concludes, first, that formal and informal adjustment mechanisms have ensured a smooth functioning of the cfsp. Second, socia…
Europe as a Global Actor: The (Un)Holy Trinity of Economy, Diplomacy and Security
The Emerging EU Diplomatic System: Opportunities and Challenges after ‘Lisbon’
Diplomacy is under constant pressure to adjust to the changing context in which foreign policy is made. Although many scholars still associate diplomatic action with principles and rules that regulate relations among sovereign states operating in the area of high politics, current practice no longer fully corresponds with this image. The academic literature points to a variety of transformations that have taken place in recent decades. These incl…
The protean power of Europe: Innovation and transformation in the face of radical uncertainty
The Impact of Enlargement: Europeanization of Polish Foreign Policy? Tracking Adaptation and Change in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This article analyses the process of adaptation of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to EU membership and participation in CFSP, both before and after EU accession. It addresses changes in organizational structure, but also in institutional culture and everyday practices. Despite the initial ambiguity, Polish decision-makers tend to perceive CFSP as an opportunity rather than a constraint on national foreign policy. It is argued that t…
Does Size Matter? CFSP Committees after Enlargement
this article examines the impact of the 2004 and 2007 enlargements on cfsp committees. It aims to determine in which manner enlargement has affected the deliberative nature of cfsp committees and in which ways formal and informal mechanisms have contributed to overcoming deadlock in the decision-making process. The article concludes, first, that formal and informal adjustment mechanisms have ensured a smooth functioning of the cfsp. Second, socia…
Poland's power and influence in the European Union: The case of its eastern policy
Invisible and unaccountable? National Representatives and Council Officials in EU foreign policy
The role of officials from the working groups and the Council Secretariat dealing with European Union (EU) external relations has grown in recent years as a result of the increase in the thematic and geographic scope of EU foreign policy and, in particular, the development of the EU's capabilities in crisis management. The increase in competences of Brussels-based bodies has occurred in parallel to a transformation of the policy-making process th…
The Emerging EU Diplomatic System: Opportunities and Challenges after ‘Lisbon’
Diplomacy is under constant pressure to adjust to the changing context in which foreign policy is made. Although many scholars still associate diplomatic action with principles and rules that regulate relations among sovereign states operating in the area of high politics, current practice no longer fully corresponds with this image. The academic literature points to a variety of transformations that have taken place in recent decades. These incl…
The Presidency in EU External Relations: Who is at the helm
La présidence dans les relations extérieures de l’Union européenne : qui est à la barre ? Le traité de Lisbonne change fondamentalement la présidence dans les relations extérieures de l’Union européenne. Dans le domaine de la politique étrangère et de sécurité commune, un nouveau Haut représentant de l’Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité (HR) remplace la présidence tournante. Mais d’autres domaines des relations extérie…
Poland in the Driving Seat: A Mature Presidency in Turbulent Times
The Influence of Newer Member States in the European Union: The Case of Poland and the Eastern Partnership
This article seeks to examine and assess the role of Poland in the early stages of the making of the Eastern Partnership of the European Union. First, it briefly reviews Poland's aims and ambitions with regard to the European Union's policy towards its eastern neighbours, both before and since it joined the European Union in 2004. Second, it describes and analyses the Eastern Partnership, including its added value for the European Neighbourhood P…
The European External Action Service and agenda-setting in European foreign policy
The new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR) and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have emerged after the Lisbon Treaty as a potential driving force in European foreign policy. This article critically reviews the first two years of the existence of the EEAS to find out whether these new players have managed to shape the direction of the European Union's (EU) external activities. Building on a typ…
Manufacturing Esprit de Corps: The Case of the E uropean External Action Service
The creation of the E uropean External Action Service ( EEAS ) begs the question of whether its officials might develop an esprit de corps − understood as the emergence of shared beliefs and values among the individuals within a group and their desire to achieve a common goal − and how this might be achieved. Since the EEAS is composed of officials originating from different institutions, this contribution discusses the challenges associated with…
In the face of adversity: Explaining the attitudes of Eeas officialsvis-à-visthe new service
The establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) by the Lisbon Treaty was preceded by time-consuming negotiations about the composition, organization, budget and accountability of the service. In spite of the negative views among EEAS officials concerning the actual implementation of the reforms, they displayed a surprisingly positive attitude towards the new organization and identified strongly with it. This contribution aims to …
Foreign ministries and limits to organisational learning in Central Eastern Europe
Joining the European Union (EU) has had a transformative effect for the foreign policies of the new member states and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFAs). There is a growing body of literature that analyses Europeanisation of foreign policies of EU member states as a result of their participation in Common Foreign and Security Policy. At the same time, the significance of learning in bringing change in foreign policy remains underexplored av…
Europe as a Global Actor: The (Un)Holy Trinity of Economy, Diplomacy and Security
Trust and Decision‐making in Times of Crisis: The EU's Response to the Events in Ukraine
It is a common assumption that through decades of co‐operation there has been an emergence of trust between the Member States of the European Union. Yet, we have little evidence about the nature of trust and its implications for decision‐making, in particular in times of crisis. Hence, our article's central question: how does trust matter in the process of decision‐making during crisis? Our argument is that uncertainty during the crisis enabled t…
Europe as a Global Actor: Searching for a New Strategic Approach
Europe as a Regional Actor: Waning Influence in an Unstable and Authoritarian Neighbourhood
The Domestic Challenge to EU Foreign Policy-Making: From Europeanisation to de-Europeanisation
Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour
Populists in the Shadow of Unanimity: Contestation of EU Foreign and Security Policy
The arrival of populist political parties to power in several member states and the increasing politicisation of EU foreign policy has made intra-European consensus more difficult to reach in the past decade. This article examines the impact of populist contestation on EU foreign policy negotiations in the Council, a policy area governed by unanimity. This decision-making mode makes the policy especially vulnerable to the impact of contestation a…
Coordinative Europeanization and Russia’s war of aggression: How crises shape Europeanization dynamics in EU foreign policy
The European Union’s response to Russia’s war of aggression has run contrary to expectations of EU foreign policy inaction and incoherence as well as warnings of de-Europeanization and renationalization of foreign policy. Drawing on the concept of coordinative Europeanization, we argue that the response to the war has allowed for a more horizontal, cooperative decision-making process involving both member states and EU institutions, as well as a …
The Role of Eeas Chairs in Council Negotiations on Foreign and Security Policy Post‐Lisbon
This article examines the impact of the introduction of a permanent chair in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The Lisbon Treaty transferred the functions of the rotating Presidency to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, represented at lower levels by officials from the European External Action Service (EEAS). Whilst the permanent chair was intended to improve effectiveness in CFSP negotiation…
Going in Different Directions? The 2023 Elections in Poland and Slovakia and Their Aftermath
The Institutions of Politics; Design, Workings, and implications ( do not use, ended 1-1-2020
The protean power of Europe: Innovation and transformation in the face of radical uncertainty
Preserving the ‘pecking order’ in Europe’s diplomatic hierarchies: Comparing the place of Central Eastern Europeans in the EU and Nato
The Ukraine war has made it clear that the world should have listened to those Central and Eastern European (CEE) member states of the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) who, for years, had been sounding the alarm about Russia. So why did their warnings fall on deaf ears? Even though international organisations (IOs) should ensure equal representation, they end up nonetheless being structured by social hierarchies, …
Political science (22 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (19 works) · Law (18 works) · Law (18 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Politics (13 works) · European union (12 works) · Economics (11 works) · International trade (11 works) · Foreign policy (9 works)