About the Book

Moving beyond the antimonies of empire and decolonization, superpowers and Cold War, uni- and multi-polar worlds, mature and emerging nations, the study of international relations today consists in finding a new paradigm for 21st century world order. Not ignoring the clash of civilizations and the specter of a morphed Anglophone Empire haunting the field after what has been described the 'End of History', the essays presented in this volume and written by scholars working in Indian and European universities in an inter and multi-disciplinary perspective offer a picture of the strategic realignments and the reconfiguration of power actually taking place under the combined pressure of the economic, financial, cultural and technological forces of globalization, international terrorism and climate change. They underscore the necessity for a trialogue among India, EU and US to ensure democratic regimes and the hope for peace, however fragile and provisional it may be.

About Author

Dr. B. Krishnamurthy is Associate Professor of International Studies in the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. He has published four books and over forty research articles in the area of Indo-French Relations, European integration and European Human Rights Regime.

Dr. Geetha Ganapathy-Doré is Associate Professor of English at the Law, Political and Social Sciences faculty of the University of Paris 13. A specialist in postcolonial studies, she is the co-author of English for EU Law.
 

Contents

Contents
Changing World Order

Prefacev
Introduction
SECTION I
EU-Democratic Experiments and Experiences
1.United States, India and France: Three Different Political Regimes    br>for One Common Conception of Democracy
Robert Etien
2.European Union in the 21st Century World: A Successful Example
of Regional Organization
Pierre-Yves Monjal
3.Policy of Access to European Union Documents: The End of
Opacity
Claudine Moutardier
4.It's Fun to Comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Charles Reiplinger
5.The European Union in Poland
Hugo-Bernard Pouillaude
6Implementation of EU Policies: Remarks on the Exercise of
Economic Competences by the Union
Pierre-Yves Monjal
SECTION II
Institutional and Constitutional Questions
7.The Referendum on the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for
Europe: The Constitutionalisation of Europe despite the "Non"
to a Treaty
Julien Sterck
8.The European Union and its Issue with Democracy: A Closer
Look at the Irish Rejection of the Lisbon Treaty
Patrick B. Griffin
SECTION III
External Relations
9.European Common Foreign and Security Policy: In Perception
and in Action
B. Krishnamurthy
10.A Brave New World: German-American Relations in
the 21st Century
Scott Erb
SECTION IV
Post-colonial Approach
11.The Construction of the Union of India and the European Union:
A Comparative Perspective
Geetha Ganapathy-Doré
12.Comparison of Indian Muslims and Muslims Living in
the European Union Countries
Shazia Aziz-Wülbers
13.Is the Union for the Mediterranean a Postcolonial Political Contract?
Geetha Ganapathy-Doré
SECTION V
Human Rights
14.Thou Shouldst be Living at this Hour! Milton as a Champion of
Human Rights
P. Marudanayagam
15.Redefining the European Balance between Sovereignty and
Human Rights in Kosovo
Iver B. Neumann
Epilogue
16.India, EU and US: A Trialogue
B. Krishnamurthy
Contributors
Index337

Additional Info.