The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor

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J. Koops, G. Macaj
Springer, Nov 11, 2014 - Political Science - 228 pages
This collection brings together leading scholars and practitioners to assess the processes, institutions and outcomes of the EU's collective diplomatic engagement in the fields of security, human rights, trade and finance and environmental politics. It analyzes successes and failures in the EU's search for global influence in the post-Lisbon era.
 

Contents

The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor
1
Robust or Rootless Hybrid?
11
The Role of the European External Action Service
31
Pitfalls and Challenges
52
The Role of EU Special Representatives in European Foreign Policy
69
6 Speak Up Getting the EU a Voice at the UN General Assembly
88
7 The EU as a Coercive Diplomatic Actor? The EU 3 Initiative towards Iran
103
8 The EUs Role and Performance within the G20 in the Area of Finance and Development
120
9 The European Union as an International Trade Negotiator
138
10 The EU as a Diplomatic Actor in the Field of Human Rights
155
11 The European Unions Climate Change Diplomacy
178
Index
202
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Foreword by Pierre Vimont, Secretary-General European External Action Service Peter Debaere, Ghent University, Belgium Ferndando Andresen Guimarães, European External Action Service Frank Hoffmeister, European Commission Knud Erik Jørgensen, Aarhus University, Denmark Yvonne Kleistra, InHolland University of Applied Science Rotterdam, the Netherlands Tom Sauer, University of Antwerp, Belgium Simon Schunz, European Commission Michael Hilton Smith, Loughborough University, UK Karen E. Smith, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK Dominik Tolksdorf U.S. Institute of Peace Niels van Willigen, Leiden University, the Netherlands.