Europeanizing European foreign policies by forging European diplomats?

Most of the literature on the new European External Action Service (EEAS) of the European Union (EU) concentrates on its institutional and legal basis. This contribution aims at going beyond this institutional debate, by analysing how the composition of the EEAS in terms of human resources – people nominated, recruitment policy, positions and strategies of the EU institutions and member states – may help understand the expectations and the potential impact of the EEAS on the Europeanization of European diplomatic cultures, instruments and actors. Our ultimate ambition is to contribute to the study of the role of individuals and recruitment in the process of Europeanization of European foreign, security and defence policies…