The EU and effective multilateralism : internal and external reform practices

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Title:

Author:

Drieskens, Edith, editor.

ISBN:

9780415713115

9781315881553

Physical Description:

xvii, 199 pages ; 24 cm.

Series:

Routledge studies in european security and strategy

Routledge studies in european security and strategy.

Contents:

A framework for analysing effective multilateralism / The EU"s search for effective participation at the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council / The EU's role in creating a more effective WHO / The role of the EU in the reform of the FAO : bridge builder or structural engineer? / The EU and multilateralism in the environmental field : UNEP reform and external representation in environmental negotiations / Discreet effectiveness : the EU and the ICC / Effective multilateralism in the IAEA : changing best practice / From 'effective' to 'selective multilateralism' : the European Union's relations with NATO / Effective multilateralism between unequal partners : the EU in the OSCE / Between effective multilateralism and multilateralism light : the EU in the G8 / Effective minilateralism : the EU's pragmatic embracement of the G20 / The compatibility of internal and external reform

Abstract:

"This book investigates the extent to which the EU has defined and operationalised the notion of effective multilateralism. Reform has dominated the agenda of the EU in recent years with the adoption and implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. However, various international organisations have also been in reform mode in an attempt to adjust their structure to the changing polarity and counter criticisms about a lack of legitimacy, accountability and effectiveness. The EU and Effective Multilateralism examines the EU's intention to make multilateral settings more effective, as formulated by the European Security Strategy in December 2003. Firmly grounded in new empirical research, it provides a balanced account of the fit between internal reform (the institutional reform within the EU, notably following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty) and external reform (the institutional reform of the international reform in which the EU operates). This book will be of much interest to students of EU politics, European security, international organisations, foreign policy and IR in general. "-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

European cooperation.

International agencies -- European Union countries.

National security -- European Union countries.

Geographic Term:

European Union countries -- Foreign relations.

Added Author:

Drieskens, Edith,

Van Schaik, Louise,

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This book investigates the extent to which the EU has defined and operationalised the notion of effective multilateralism.

Reform has dominated the agenda of the EU in recent years with the adoption and implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. However, various international organisations have also been in reform mode in an attempt to adjust their structure to the changing polarity and counter criticisms about a lack of legitimacy, accountability and effectiveness.

The EU and Effective Multilateralism examines the EU¿s intention to make multilateral settings more effective, as formulated by the European Security Strategy in December 2003. Firmly grounded in new empirical research, it provides a balanced account of the fit between internal reform (the institutional reform within the EU, notably following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty) and external reform (the institutional reform of the international reform in which the EU operates).

This book will be of much interest to students of EU politics, European security, international organisations, foreign policy and IR in general.