Overview
- Analyzes the role and impact of 13 key EU agencies in justice, security, and defence policies
- Provides insights into the agencies' responses to Russia's war against Ukraine and their security activities
- Discusses the future challenges and prospects for EU agencies in the evolving security landscape
Part of the book series: Contributions to Security and Defence Studies (CSDS)
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This book examines the role and impact of European Union (EU) agencies in the areas of justice and home affairs, common foreign and security policy, and common security and defense policy. Through comparative case studies of thirteen key agencies, including the European Defense Agency (EDA), Europol, Frontex, and the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), it sheds light on the agencies' roles and impacts.
The book explores four main areas: the conditions that led to the establishment of these agencies, their institutional structures, how they execute their powers, and how they have responded to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Using the principal-agent concept, the book analyzes power delegation, information asymmetry, accountability, and control.
The book provides insight into the agencies' activities, their role in enhancing the security of EU citizens, and their response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Additionally, it discusses future challenges and prospects for EU agencies in the evolving security landscape. Therefore, this book will appeal to scholars, students, policymakers, security professionals, and anyone interested in the EU's security framework and the role, impact, and future challenges of EU agencies in security and defense.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ondřej Filipec is the Vice-Chair and a Board Member at the Department of Politics and Social Sciences at Palacký University in Olomouc, Czechia. He is a member of several scientific societies, including the Czech Association for European Studies and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in EU Law. He serves as Executive Editor of the Slovak Journal of Political Sciences and regularly attends numerous international scholarly conferences and public events. He is also part of academic networks like the “Network for Protection of Democracy” and the Jean Monnet Network.
Katka Vavřinová is a Ph.D. candidate at the Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc, specializing in cybersecurity, digital technologies, and digital human rights. She has been affiliated with the Czech Republic's Permanent Representation in Geneva and studied EU Studies at Paris-Lodron University in Salzburg, Austria. Vavřinová holds a degree in European Law and EU Policies from Palacký University and received the Karel Schwarzenberg Prize for her thesis. She is member of the Czech Association for European Studies, teaches EU courses and participates in academic projects, including Erasmus+ initiatives.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: EU Agencies in the Security of Europe
Book Subtitle: 13 Case Studies on Delegation, Accountability, and Governance of Selected EU Agencies
Authors: Ondřej Filipec, Katka Vavřinová
Series Title: Contributions to Security and Defence Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-01918-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-032-01917-2Published: 27 September 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-032-01920-2Due: 11 October 2026
eBook ISBN: 978-3-032-01918-9Published: 26 September 2025
Series ISSN: 2948-2283
Series E-ISSN: 2948-2291
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 175
Topics: International Security Studies, European Politics, Governance and Government, Military and Defence Studies, Foreign Policy
Keywords
- EU agencies
- Security in Europe
- Security framework
- War
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Information asymmetry
- Foreign policy
- Security policy
- European Union
- Defence policy
- Frontex
- European Defence Agency
- Fundamental Rights Agency
- Institutional structures
- European Network and Information Security Agency
- European Union Satellite Centre
- Principal–agent model