The EU in UN Politics: Actors, Processes and Performances (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)

The Book Assesses The Eu Performance In The Broader Un Setting After The Lisbon Treaty. Distinguished Scholars With Expertise In Eu-un Relations Use A Comprehensive Analytical Framework Of Performance To Examine Various Aspects Of The Complex Eu Engagement In Un Politics. Performance Goes Beyond The Achievement Of Agreed-upon Objectives And Engulfs The Underlying, Intra-organizational, Agreement-reaching Processes. The Contributors Examine The Output Of The Intra-eu Policy-making Process And Its Impact Within The Un Setting. They Cover Thematic Areas Of Special Importance For The Eu Such As Environment, Human Rights, Disarmament And Peacekeeping Operations As Well As Special Un Bodies And Forums Where The Eu Is Particularly Active, Such As The Un General Assembly And Its Main Committees, The International Labour Organisation, Unesco And The Non-proliferation Review Conferences.-- 1. The Eu In Un Politics: Analytical And Empirical Challenges / Spyros Blavoukos And Dimitris Bourantonis -- 2. Speaking With One Voice: Easier Siad Than Done? The Eu In The Unga / Diana Panke -- 3. The Politics Of Unga Resolution 65/276: A Tale Of The Eu Performance In The Unga / Spyros Blavoukos And Dimitris Bourantonis -- 4. Evidence From The Eu Presence At Unga: In Pursuit Of Effective Performance / Ioannis Galariotis And Maria Gianniou -- 5. The European Union In The United Nations: Coordination On Peacekeeping Missions / Madeleine O. Hosli, Joren Selleslaghs And Bob Van Demortel -- 6. The Eu In The Third Committee Of Unga / Karen E. Smith -- 7. The Eu Performance In The Case Of The International Moratorium On Death Penalty / Iakovos Iakovidis -- 8. The Eu's Contribution To `the Strict Observance And The Development Of International Law` At The Unga Sixth Committee / Jan Wouters And Marta Hermez -- 9. The Eu In Un Disarmament Forums / Megan Dee -- 10. The Eu Performance In The Un Forum On Forests: An Analysis Of The Eu At Unff11 / Tom Delreux And Pauline Pirlot -- 11. The Eu Performance In Relation To Palestine's Membership Of Unesco / Edith Drieskens And Lien De Tavernier -- 12. European Union Performance In The Maritime Labour Convention / Robert Kissack -- Conclusions / Spyros Blavoukos And Dimitris Bourantonis. Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitrios Bourantonis, Editors. This Volume Stems From An International Workshop That Took Place In Athens, Greece, In February 2015.--page V. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxii The EU in UN Politics: Analytical and Empirical Challenges....Pages 1-26 Speaking with One Voice: Easier Said than Done? The EU in the UNGA....Pages 27-46 The Politics of UNGA Resolution 65/276: A Tale of the EU Performance in the UNGA....Pages 47-60 Evidence from the EU Presence at UNGA: In Pursuit of Effective Performance....Pages 61-82 The European Union in the United Nations: Coordination on Peacekeeping Missions....Pages 83-107 The EU in the Third Committee of UNGA....Pages 109-131 The EU Performance in the Case of the International Moratorium on Death Penalty....Pages 133-145 The EU’s Contribution to ‘the Strict Observance and the Development of International Law’ at the UNGA Sixth Committee....Pages 147-163 The EU in UN Disarmament Forums....Pages 165-186 The EU Performance in the UN Forum on Forests: An Analysis of the EU at UNFF11....Pages 187-207 The EU Performance in Relation to Palestine’s Membership of UNESCO....Pages 209-230 European Union Performance in the Maritime Labour Convention....Pages 231-249 Conclusions....Pages 251-268 Back Matter....Pages 269-273