Roger Mac Ginty is Professor at Durham UniversitySandra Pogodda is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of ManchesterOliver P. Richmond is Professor of International Relations, Peace, and Conflict at the University of Manchester

'The contribution of The EU and Crisis Response is dual. First, this work recognizes the importance of engaging with doctrinal debates on EU’s responses to crises. Therefore, the authors propose a new approach – critical crisis transformation – that aims to address the shortcomings of the first three generations of crisis response. Second, the book critically examines the gap between intentions, implementation, and perceptions of EU interventions.' Antoine Yenk, International Peacekeeping'In sum, the book makes a valuable contribution both conceptually and empirically. The innovative framework and clear conceptual discussions, in combination with a wealth of empirical information from a range of diverse case studies makes this book valuable to anyone with an interest in international responses to crisis and conflict not just in the EU context, but also beyond.'Dr. An Jacobs, Nottingham Trent University, IEUSS Review of Books

• 1 Introduction: controversies over gaps within EU crisis management policy – Roger Mac Ginty, Sandra Pogodda and Oliver P. Richmond2 Critical crisis transformation: a framework for understanding EU crisis response – Oliver P. Richmond, Sandra Pogodda and Roger Mac Ginty3 The potential and limits of EU crisis response – Pernille Rieker & Kristian L. Gjerde4 The EU’s integrated approach to crisis response: learning from the UN, NATO and OSCE – Loes Debuysere and Steven Blockmans5 Securitisation of the EU approach to the Western Balkans: from conflict transformation to crisis management – Kari M. Osland and Mateja Peter6 The paradoxes of EU crisis response in Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali – Morten Bøås, Bård Drange, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Abdoul Wahab Cissé and Qayoom Suroush7 The effectiveness of EU crisis response in Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali – Ingo Peters, Enver Ferhatovic, Rabea Heinemann and Sofia Sturm8 Dissecting the EU response to the ‘migration crisis’ – Luca Raineri and Francesco StrazzariIndex

Roger Mac Ginty is Professor at Durham UniversitySandra Pogodda is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of ManchesterOliver P. Richmond is Professor of International Relations, Peace, and Conflict at the University of Manchester

'The contribution of The EU and Crisis Response is dual. First, this work recognizes the importance of engaging with doctrinal debates on EU’s responses to crises. Therefore, the authors propose a new approach – critical crisis transformation – that aims to address the shortcomings of the first three generations of crisis response. Second, the book critically examines the gap between intentions, implementation, and perceptions of EU interventions.' Antoine Yenk, International Peacekeeping'In sum, the book makes a valuable contribution both conceptually and empirically. The innovative framework and clear conceptual discussions, in combination with a wealth of empirical information from a range of diverse case studies makes this book valuable to anyone with an interest in international responses to crisis and conflict not just in the EU context, but also beyond.'Dr. An Jacobs, Nottingham Trent University, IEUSS Review of Books

• 1 Introduction: controversies over gaps within EU crisis management policy – Roger Mac Ginty, Sandra Pogodda and Oliver P. Richmond2 Critical crisis transformation: a framework for understanding EU crisis response – Oliver P. Richmond, Sandra Pogodda and Roger Mac Ginty3 The potential and limits of EU crisis response – Pernille Rieker & Kristian L. Gjerde4 The EU’s integrated approach to crisis response: learning from the UN, NATO and OSCE – Loes Debuysere and Steven Blockmans5 Securitisation of the EU approach to the Western Balkans: from conflict transformation to crisis management – Kari M. Osland and Mateja Peter6 The paradoxes of EU crisis response in Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali – Morten Bøås, Bård Drange, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Abdoul Wahab Cissé and Qayoom Suroush7 The effectiveness of EU crisis response in Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali – Ingo Peters, Enver Ferhatovic, Rabea Heinemann and Sofia Sturm8 Dissecting the EU response to the ‘migration crisis’ – Luca Raineri and Francesco StrazzariIndex

Roger Mac Ginty is Professor at Durham UniversitySandra Pogodda is a Lecturer in Politics at the University of ManchesterOliver P. Richmond is Professor of International Relations, Peace, and Conflict at the University of Manchester

'The contribution of The EU and Crisis Response is dual. First, this work recognizes the importance of engaging with doctrinal debates on EU’s responses to crises. Therefore, the authors propose a new approach – critical crisis transformation – that aims to address the shortcomings of the first three generations of crisis response. Second, the book critically examines the gap between intentions, implementation, and perceptions of EU interventions.' Antoine Yenk, International Peacekeeping'In sum, the book makes a valuable contribution both conceptually and empirically. The innovative framework and clear conceptual discussions, in combination with a wealth of empirical information from a range of diverse case studies makes this book valuable to anyone with an interest in international responses to crisis and conflict not just in the EU context, but also beyond.'Dr. An Jacobs, Nottingham Trent University, IEUSS Review of Books

• 1 Introduction: controversies over gaps within EU crisis management policy – Roger Mac Ginty, Sandra Pogodda and Oliver P. Richmond2 Critical crisis transformation: a framework for understanding EU crisis response – Oliver P. Richmond, Sandra Pogodda and Roger Mac Ginty3 The potential and limits of EU crisis response – Pernille Rieker & Kristian L. Gjerde4 The EU’s integrated approach to crisis response: learning from the UN, NATO and OSCE – Loes Debuysere and Steven Blockmans5 Securitisation of the EU approach to the Western Balkans: from conflict transformation to crisis management – Kari M. Osland and Mateja Peter6 The paradoxes of EU crisis response in Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali – Morten Bøås, Bård Drange, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Abdoul Wahab Cissé and Qayoom Suroush7 The effectiveness of EU crisis response in Afghanistan, Iraq and Mali – Ingo Peters, Enver Ferhatovic, Rabea Heinemann and Sofia Sturm8 Dissecting the EU response to the ‘migration crisis’ – Luca Raineri and Francesco StrazzariIndex