It was the first of its kind to examine the external perceptions of the EU in the Asia-Pacific a rigorous methodological way and notably resulted in the book The EU Through the Eyes of the Asia-Pacific: public perceptions and media representations (2005, with Nathalia Chaban).
See oli esimene omalaadne uurimus, mis uuris range metoodika järgi ELi kuvandit Aasia/Vaikse ookeani piirkonnas ja märkimisväärne on, et tulemuseks oli raamat „The EU Through the Eyes of the Asia-Pacific: public perceptions and media representations” (2005, koos Nathalia Chabaniga).