The European Union at the United Nations

The Functioning and Coherence of EU External Representation in a State-Centric Environment
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-90-04-16714-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1600 g

Reihe: Studies in EU External Relations

'The European Union at the United Nations' examines the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) regime at the United Nations (UN) in New York. It assesses the functioning and quality of the coordination and representation of EU Member States’ national interests and EU policy aims in the most important international organization. Besides dealing with the effectiveness and coherence of EU representation at the UN, the book scrutinizes the potential of the EU as a single actor in foreign and security affairs, reviews CFSP developments generally, and explores whether the process ‘Europeanization’ is taking place in EU external relations. The qualitative institutional analysis is supported by a comprehensive quantitative evaluation of EU Member States’ voting behavior in the UN General Assembly.

Zielgruppe

The book will be of interest to scholars and students dealing with EU external relations and international organisations. Practitioners in foreign offices, the EU and the UN will also find the book of value.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rasch, Maximilian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Vereinte Nationen, UN Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: The European Union’s Representation at the UN in New York
1. The EU at the UN - the Coordination Process: Actors and Mechanisms
2. The EU Factor in the Coordination Process
3. Functioning of the CFSP in Specific UN Bodies
4. External Factors Changing the Basis of EU Cooperation

PART TWO: Quantitative Analysis of EU Voting Behaviour in the UN General Assembly
5. Voting Coherence of the EU as a Group
6. Inside Europe: Voting Coherence Within the EU and With Other European Countries

Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Maximilian B. Rasch obtained his Ph.D. in Government from the University of Essex. He was attached to the European Commission Delegation and the EU Council’s Liaison Office to the United Nations in New York and is presently a Researcher at the Jean Monnet European Centre, University of Essex.