The European Union and International Organizations (Routledge/GARNET series)

This volume seeks to explore the complex relationship between the European Union and International Organizations, and to fill a remarkably wide gap in existing literature on the topic. Analysing the way in which the EU engages in some of the most important international organizations, this book outlines a framework for analysis within this thriving subject of study. By demonstrating how the EU supports ‘effective multilateralism’ and global governance, as well as furthering developments within foreign policy, this volume adopts a novel perspective on the EU as an international player. Seeking to move the focus of study beyond the European Union as itself an international organization, contributors set out to demonstrate EU aspirations to act __within__ international organizations. The volume’s key features include: * the first comprehensive study on this topic * eight case studies of the EU, including its role within the UN, WTO, NATO, and the ICC * contributions from both internationally renowned political scientists and economists __The European Union and International Organizations__ will be of vital interest to students and scholars of international relations, European Politics, Political Science, and International Organisations. It will also be of interest to a wider readership including policy makers, diplomats, and journalists. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 List of illustrations......Page 8 List of contributors......Page 10 Preface and acknowledgements......Page 14 1 The European Union and international organizations: A framework for analysis......Page 16 2 The accidental player: The European Union and the global economy......Page 36 3 Complex engagement: The EU and the UN system......Page 52 4 A single EU seat in the International Monetary Fund?......Page 76 5 The World Trade Organization and the European Union......Page 95 6 The European Union and NATO: ‘Shrewd interorganizationalism’ in the making?......Page 116 7 EU–OSCE relations: Partners or rivals in security?......Page 146 8 The European Union at the ILO’s International Labour Conferences: A ‘double’ principal–agent analysis......Page 164 9 The European Union and the International Criminal Court: The politics of international criminal justice......Page 182 10 Conclusion and perspectives......Page 203 Index......Page 213 The European Union and international organisations : a framework for analysis / KNUD ERIK JØRGENSEN The accidental player : the EU and the global economy / JEAN PISANI-FERRY Complex engagement : the EU and the UN system / FRANZISKA BRANTNER AND RICHARD GOWAN A single EU seat in the IMF / LORENZO BINI SMAGHI The World Trade Organization and the European Union / JENS LADEFOGED MORTENSEN The European Union and NATO : "shrewd interorganizationalism" in the making? / JOHANNES VARWICK AND JOACHIM KOOPS EU-OSCE relations : partners or rivals in security? / PETER VAN HAM The EU at the ILO's International Labour conferences : a "double" principal-agent analysis / PETER NEDERGAARD The European Union and the International Criminal Court : the politics of international criminal justice / MARTIN GROENLEER AND DAVID RIJKS Conclusion and perspectives / KNUD ERIK JØRGENSEN.

This book launches a research agenda for the EU-IO relationship and provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU's policy in this area. It features case studies on the UN, IMF, TTO, NATO, OSCE, ILO and the ICC.

Edited By Knud Erik Jørgensen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.