The remarkable increase in European security and defence integration in the past decade has resented a challenge to traditional integration theories. Although they remain relevant, these heories fail to take full account of the changing security architecture of Europe, which includes he rise of transgovernmental networks (TGNs). With a focus on EU civil protection, this article ritically examines established definitions of TGNs and investigates how these networks influence he supranational and national levels of security cooperation. Findings point toward the emergence of an alternative form of European security governance that addresses the lack of authority in EU ecurity policy.

Published in Cooperation and Conflict, 45(3) 312–330, SAGE Publications. Access the article here