Through empirical analysis, consisting of five detailed case studies, including the CFSP and JHA frameworks, this book fills a distinct gap in the scholarship on European security and policy-making. As such, this book constitutes an important and original input in the debate on European security after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.

Christian Kaunert is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, University of Dundee, UK, and Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

Kamil Zwolski is Lecturer in Global Politics and Policy, University of Southampton, UK.