1st Edition

The EU Presence in International Organizations

Edited By Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitris Bourantonis Copyright 2011
208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This study provides a comprehensive discussion of all aspects of the European Union presence in International Organisations (IOs). The editors seek to explore both the political and institutional implications of the EU’s interaction with IOs and the effect of the EU’s presence on the functioning of the respective IOs. The result of an international workshop with an outstanding line up of... Read more

1. Introduction: The EU Presence in International Organizations  Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis  2. EU Contribution to and Cooperation with Multilateral Organizations Emil J. Kirchner  3. The European Union and NATO: Subordinate Partner, Cooperative Pillar, Competing Pole? James Sperling  4. The EU as a Security Actor: in and with the UN and NATO Hanna Ojanen  5. The Big Three and the High Representative: Dilemmas of Leadership Inside and Outside the EU Christopher Hill  6. The EU, the US and International Organizations: Trade Politics in the Global Political Economy Michael Smith  7. Effective Multilateralism on Trial: EU Compliance with WTO Law Alasdair R. Young  8. The European Commission in the WTO’s DDA Negotiations. A Tale of an Agent, a Single Undertaking, and Twenty-Seven Nervous Principals Bart Kerremans  9.Commonwealth and the European Union: a Multilateralism of International Institutions Paul Taylor  10. Conclusions Spyros Blavoukos and Dimitris Bourantonis

 

Biography

Spyros Blavoukos is Lecturer at the Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business.

Dimitris Bourantonis is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Athens University of Economics and Business. His previous books include The History and Politics of UN Security Council Reform (Routledge, 2006) and The UN’s Role in Nuclear Disarmament Negotiations, (Dartmouth, 1993).