Dragon Power Europe: Maturation through hybridisation

Edith Drieskens*, Arnout Geeraert, Chad Damro, Unai Gónzalez-Hernández

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Abstract

Zooming in on the European Union’s international identity, this paper argues that maturation, and the achievement of a solid international identity, may result from a process in which different identity traits are integrated, even strategically incorporated. It frames this hybridisation argument in terms of Dragon Power Europe and proceeds in two steps. In a first step, the paper develops an integrated analytical framework for studying the European Union’s international identity by comparing the Normative Power Europe and Market Power Europe conceptualisations along three dimensions, namely drivers, actions and impact. In a second step, the paper demonstrates the framework’s empirical value through an exploration of the European Union’s functioning in relation to health information standardisation, investigating the logics behind the inclusion of a new chapter on diagnoses and syndromes associated with Traditional (Chinese) Medicine in the eleventh revision of the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases in 2019. The involvement of the European Union and its member states in this specific case of health (information) standardisation shows initial but compelling evidence of NPE-MPE dynamics shaping the EU’s international functioning, in particular its drivers, actions and impact.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)406-425
Number of pages20
JournalEuropean Security
Volume33
Issue number3
Early online date16 Sept 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • China
  • European Union (EU)
  • health
  • market power Europe (MPE)
  • normative power Europe (NPE)
  • standardisation

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