Innovation and Liberalization in the European Defence Sector: A Small Country Perspective

Traditionally, the EU defence sector has been fragmented into several weakly integrated and highly protected domestic markets which often leads to the duplication of innovative efforts, rising production costs and an overall lack of competitiveness. This book investigates the ongoing liberalization of the European defence market and explores how companies can respond to these changes by adjusting their innovation and internationalization strategies.

Using a variety of methods including case studies, econometric analyses and agent-based modelling, the authors reveal that liberalization will provide new and relevant opportunities for European defence companies. However, any potential benefits will only be realized if private firms perceive that a full and well-coordinated implementation process is in place. As a whole, the book provides an original assessment of innovation policy in the context of EU defence and security market liberalization.

In addition to those studying innovation, European and security studies, this unique book is an indispensible reference for practitioners and policy makers dealing with EU defence and security market liberalization.

Fulvio Castellacci, TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo and NUPI and Arne Fevolden, TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo, and Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU), Norway