Janina Johannsen
| Address: | Institut für Friedensforschung und Sicherheitspolitik an der Universität Hamburg (IFSH) Beim Schlump 83 D-20144 Hamburg |
| E-Mail: | janinajo@yahoo.de |
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Project
Policy versus Practice. An analysis of the EU’s internal and external coordination of its crisis management activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The new dynamic security environment of the 21st century has required a paradigm shift when it comes to dealing with a crisis. Civil-military coordination and cooperation have become a critical success factor in complex peace operations, where new threats call for flexible and multi-faceted responses. The EU is uniquely equipped among international actors in its ability to tackle these problems by using a wide range of instruments. In order to enhance the effectiveness of its external action, the EU tries to apply a comprehensive security approach to crisis management that is supposed to ensure that the various components systematically address the whole spectrum of a crisis by profiting from synergy effects. Janina Johannsen, working on a PhD at Hamburg University, will examine the discourse and practice when it comes to the EU's internal and external coordination of its crisis management activities. Focusing on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), she will analyse the two military and the two civil ESDP missions in the DRC as well as the EU's activities in the framework of the European Community.