Introduction: ethical power Europe?
Introduction: ethical power Europe?
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简介：道德力量欧洲？
DOI：
10.1111/j.1468-2346.2008.00685.x
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发表时间：
2008
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Lisbeth Aggestam
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作者：
Lisbeth Aggestam
具有讽刺意味的是，在欧洲宪法崩溃后，欧洲一体化的势头处于很长一段时间内的最低点之一，欧盟正寻求将自己定位为拥有广泛民事和军事能力的全球参与者--这一雄心触及了成员国主权和国家地位这一高度敏感的问题。27国联盟正在寻求一种新的集体使命感和合法性，这似乎是在外交和安全关系中找到的。这一外部角色在一项普遍伦理的论述中得到了阐述，这一论述将欧盟定义为世界上一个“向善的力量”和“和平建设者”。在获得军事能力的同时，欧盟强调欧盟是一支“向善的力量”，从而证明这些新的实力在欧洲外交政策中是合理的。“伦理力量欧洲”(EPE)这一概念的基础是欧盟的角色和抱负从“是”到“做什么”的概念转变：从简单地代表“吸引力的力量”和积极的榜样，到积极努力改变世界，朝着其“全球共同利益”的愿景的方向发展。用欧洲安全战略的话说，欧盟应该更有能力和更负责任，在危机管理、维和、国家建设和重建失败国家方面承担新的任务？补充它在发展援助和人道主义援助领域已经发挥的重要作用。2根据这一论述，在构思
It is ironic that at a time when the momentum for integration in Europe is at one of its lowest ebbs for a long time following the debacle of the European Constitu tion, the EU is seeking to position itself as a global player with a broad spectrum of civilian and military capabilities?an ambition which touches on the highly sensitive issues of member states' sovereignty and nationhood. The Union of 27 is in search of a new sense of collective purpose and legitimacy and this, it appears, is to be found in foreign and security relations. This external role is articulated in a discourse of universal ethics which defines the EU as a 'power for good' and a 'peacebuilder' in the world. The acquisition of a military capability has gone hand in hand with an emphasis on the EU as a 'force for good', thereby justifying these new power capabilities in European foreign policy. Underpinning this notion of 'ethical power Europe' (EPE) is a conceptual shift in the EU's role and aspirations from what it 'is' to what it 'does': from simply representing a 'power of attraction' and a positive role model to proac tively working to change the world in the direction of its vision of the 'global common good'. In the words of the European Security Strategy, the EU should be more 'capable' and 'responsible' and take on new tasks in the areas of crisis management, peacekeeping, state-building, and reconstructing failing states? complementing the important role it has already played in the fields of develop ment aid and humanitarian assistance.2 According to this discourse, in conceiving