Parliamentary Diplomacy in European and Global Governance (Diplomatic Studies, 13)

In Parliamentary Diplomacy in European and Global Governance , 27 experts from all over the world analyse the fast-expanding phenomenon of parliamentary diplomacy. Through a wealth of empirical case studies, the book demonstrates that parliamentarians and parliamentary assemblies have an increasingly important international role. The volume begins with parliamentary diplomacy in Europe, because the European Parliament is one of the strongest autonomous institutional actors in world politics. The study then examines parliamentary diplomacy in relations between Europe and third countries or regions (Mexico, Turkey, Russia, the Mediterranean), before turning attention to the rest of the world: North and South America, Asia, Africa and Australia. This pioneering volume confirms the worldwide nature and salience of parliamentary diplomacy in contemporary global politics. Contents List of Contributors Introduction: The Rise of Parliamentary Diplomacy in International Politics Part 1 EU Context Chapter 1 World Diplomacy of the European Parliament Chapter 2 The Role of the European Parliament President in Parliamentary Diplomacy Chapter 3 The Diplomatic Role of the European Parliament’s Standing Committees, Delegations and Assemblies: Insights from ACP–EU Inter-ParliamentaryCooperation Chapter 4 The Diplomatic Role of the European Parliament’s Political Groups in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Chapter 5The International Role of the European Parliament’s Intergroups Part 2 Wider Europe and EU Relations with the World Chapter 6 The EU–Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and Turkey’s EU Accession Process Chapter 7 The Impact of Parliamentary Diplomacy, Civil Society and Human Rights Advocacy on EU Strategic Partners: The Case of Mexico Chapter 8 A Bridge with Russia? The Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and of the Council of Europe in the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Chapter 9 The South-East European Cooperation Process and Its New Parliamentary Assembly: Regional Dialogue in Action Chapter 10 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and Its Contribution to Democracy Promotion and Crisis Management Part 3 Global Context Chapter 11 Parliamentary Diplomacy and the US Congress: The Case of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Chapter 12 Challenges for Parliamentary Diplomacy in South and South-East Asia and Europe: A Practitioner’s Perspective Chapter 13 Parliamentary Diplomacy in the Chinese Constitution and Foreign Policy Chapter 14 Parliamentary Diplomacy in Northeast Asia: Lessons from the Parliamentarians’ Unions in Japan and South Korea Chapter 15 Australia’s Parliamentary Diplomacy: A Study of the Bilateral Relationship with South Korea Chapter 16 Regional Integration and Parliamentary Diplomacy: Experiences of the MERCOSUR, Andean and Latin American Parliaments Chapter 17 Understanding Success and Failure in the Quest for Peace: The Pan-African Parliament and the Amani Forum Chapter 18 South Africa’s Parliamentary Diplomacy and the ‘African Agenda’ Conclusions: Parliamentary Diplomacy as a Global Phenomenon Index Parliamentary Diplomacy in European and Global Governance offers a detailed interdisciplinary study of a new global phenomenon: the rise and impact of parliamentary diplomacy in European, regional and world affairs