1st Edition

The EU as a Global Player The Politics of Interregionalism

Edited By Fredrik Soderbaum, Luk Van Langenhove Copyright 2006
148 Pages
by Routledge

148 Pages
by Routledge

147 Pages
by Routledge

A new look at the European Union's role as a global actor, with special focus on the theme of interregionalism in its relations with key regions around the world: Africa, Asia, South America, North America and Central-Eastern Europe. This new collection clearly shows how, since the end of the Cold War, the European Union has gradually expanded its external relations and foreign... Read more
1. Introduction: The EU as a Global Actor and the Role of Interregionalism  2. A Triumph of Realism over Idealism? Cooperation Between the European Union and Africa  3. The European dialogue with the MERCOSUR: a relationship based on strategic and neo-liberal principles  4. New Interregionalism?: The EU and East Asia  5. The Limits of Interregionalism: The EU and North America  6. The EU and Central and Eastern Europe: The Absence of Interregionalism  8. EU as a Global Actor and the Dynamics of Interregionalism: a Comparative Analysis

Biography

SODERBAUM, FREDRIK; Langenhove, Luk Van