Abstract:
"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."
Author:
Helena Carrapico and André Barrinha
Institution:
Aston University, School of Languages and Social Sciences, Aston Triangle, Birmingham Canterbury Christ Church University, School of Psychology, Politics and Sociology, Canterbury Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal