Learning and Change in European Foreign Policy

Representing the European Union in more than 25 countries globally, the EU Special Representatives have become its ‘eyes and ears’. This study, the first book ever on this topic, presents an in-depth analysis of one of the EU’s most important foreign policy instruments. It is also one of the few publications on Organisational Learning that combine a rigorous theoretical setup with profound empirical research, based on 55 semi-structured interviews with national and European officials and foreign policy experts. The combination of analytical precision and political relevance makes this publication particularly appropriate for academics, policy-makers, students and everyone interested in the EU’s global role.