European Union Communities of Practice by Maren Hofius (Paperback Book)

Taylor & Francis Ltd

European Union Communities of PracticeDiplomacy and Boundary Work in Ukraine\nAuthor(s): Maren Hofius\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032043678, 978-1032043678\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a practice-based analysis of European Union (EU) diplomacy and community-building.\n\nUnlike studies focusing on how EU community-building proceeds centrally in Brussels, this book turns to EU diplomacy in its bordering state of Ukraine. At a time when the EUs internal cohesion is being put to the test, this book provides novel insights into how feelings of belonging are produced amongst its members in the absence of a homogenous we. Transcending the traditional dichotomy between macro-structures and micro-processes of interaction, the book demonstrates that the EUs large-scale community depends for its existence on practical instantiations of community-building in distinct communities of practice. Using the case of an EU di.