normative power europe and human rights a critical analysis：欧盟的规范性力量和人权的批判性分析.pdf

Normative Power Europe and Human Rights: A Critical Analysis Ryan Tilley Abstract This paper will critically assess Ian Manners’ widely discussed concept of ‘Normative Power Europe’, with specific reference to the EU’s promotion of human rights both internally and externally. It will analyse Manners’ three-fold typology of principles, actions and impact with regard to EU-Russia relations, EU-ASEAN relations and internally within the Union. More specifically, it will argue that the EU has double standards in its internal human rights policies, and prioritises strategic interests over human rights externally, to the detriment of its supposed normative identity. Keywords: Normative power Europe, EU foreign policy, human rights, strategic interest s, double standards. POLIS Journal Vol. 7, Summer 2012 ISSN 2047-7651 450 Introduction Ian Manners coined the phrase „Normative Power Europe‟ (NPE) in 2002 and since then it has received wide attention and analysis in academic and policy debates with regard to the European Union‟s (EU) foreign policy (Forsberg 2011: 1184). A key tenet of NPE is respect for human rights, and therefore this paper will seek to assess the EU‟s internal and external policies vis-à-vis the promotion of human rights to establish a comprehensive analysis of this concept. More specifically, this paper will evaluate the promotion of human rights externally towards a large power in Russia, and a smaller power in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), since both have had issues surrounding respect for human rights in t he recent past, notably in the Chechen conflict and concerning the Myanmar military regime respectively. This paper will also assess the internal policies of the Union with regard to human rights, since an external promotion of hum