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THE BOOK EXAMINES WHAT IMAGES HIGH RANKING OFFICIALS IN CHARGE OF THE EU FOREIGN POLICY HOLD OF THE EU'S AND OF THE COMMISSION'S ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS HOW THE EU DIPLOMATIC NETWORK CAME INTO BEING, HOW IT IS CURRENTLY ORGANISED AND WHAT CHANGES ARE LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LISBON TREATY. THROUGH AN EMPIRICALLY GROUNDED AND THEORETICALLY INFORMED APPROACH, IT ANALYSES HOW THEIR IDEA OF EUROPE IS ENACTED THROUGH THE COMMISSION'S DIPLOMATIC PRACTICES. CARTA DEMONSTRATES HOW PROCESSES OF SOCIALIZATION CAN BRING ABOUT DIFFERENT FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES, ROLE CONCEPTIONS AND IDENTITIES.