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The EU as a Coherent (Cyber)Security Actor

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ID6282527
AuthorsHelena Carrapico (0000-0003-4623-9482, Aston University, corresponding author), André Barrinha (0000-0002-6650-3730, Canterbury Christ Church University, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume55
Issue6
Pages1254-1272
Publication date2017-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcms.12575
OpenAlexW2612270933
LanguageEN
Citations received30
References cited20

The last three decades have seen the development of the European Union (EU) as a security actor. The transnational character of the security threats and the challenges identified by the EU have led to progressive integration between internal and external security concerns. These concerns have often led to calls for greater coherence within EU security policies. The literature, however, indicates that this need for coherence has, so far, not been systematically operationalized, leading to a fragmented security field. This article has two main aims: To devise a framework for the analysis of the EU's coherence as a security actor, and to apply it to the cybersecurity field. By focusing on EU cybersecurity policy, this article will explore whether the EU can be considered a coherent actor in this field or whether this policy is being implemented according to different and unco‐ordinated rationales

Border Security · Business · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Computer security · Epistemology · European union · Field (mathematics · Internal security · International trade · Member states · Operationalization · Political science · Politics · Security policy · Computer Science · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Information and Cyber Security · Law · Public Administration

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Citation span2017 - 2025 (9)
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