EU External Action and the Reproduction of the ‘Rationality Myth’: The EU Energy and Aviation Policies vis à vis its Neighbours in the Western Balkans and the Southern Mediterranean

Abstract:

In the light of the discussion on the EU’s tendency to reproduce itself in its external action, the article argues that the EU’s international life is permeated by a ‘western style rationality’ culture, and that what is reproduced through its external action is its own ‘rationality myth’. In order to substantiate this argument, I undertake a cross-sectoral and cross-regional approach. The two policy sectors under examination are energy and aviation, while the geographical scope of the study covers two regions: the Western Balkans and the Southern Mediterranean.