1st Edition

The European Union as a Global Regulator?

Edited By Alasdair Young Copyright 2016
140 Pages
by Routledge

138 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

The European Union is often depicted as a dominant global regulator. The purpose of this volume is to move beyond establishing that the EU influences global regulation towards an emphasis on the conditions with which it exerts that influence. Toward that end, it focuses on the EU's active efforts, both bilateral and multilateral, to shape regulations beyond its borders. The empirical... Read more

1. The European Union as a Global Regulator? Context and Comparison  Alasdair R. Young, Professor of International Affairs and Jean Monnet Chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology.

2. Liberalizing Trade, Not Exporting Rules: The Limits to Regulatory Coordination in the EU’s ‘New Generation’ Preferential Trade Agreements  Alasdair R. Young, Professor of International Affairs and Jean Monnet Chair, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology.

3. Coercion with kid gloves: The European Union’s role in shaping a global regulatory framework for aviation emissions  Vicki Birchfield, Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology

4. ‘Man Overboard!’ Was EU influence on the Maritime Labour Convention lost at sea?  Robert Kissack, Assistant Professor and Head of Studies at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI)

5. Putting the EU in Its Place: Policy Strategies and the Global Regulatory Context  Abraham L. Newman, Georgetown University and Elliot Posner, Case Western Reserve University

6. Market Power Europe: Exploring a Dynamic Conceptual Framework  Chad Damro, University of Edinburgh

Biography

Alasdair Young is Professor of International Affairs and Jean Monnet Chair in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also Chair of the European Union Studies Association (2015-17).