The European Union at the United Nations : the functioning and coherence of EU external representation in a state-centric environment / by Maximilian B. Rasch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rasch, Maximilian B.

Series:

Studies in EU external relations ; v. 1.

Studies in EU external relations, 1875-0451 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International cooperation.

International relations.

United Nations--European Union countries.

United Nations.

European Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / M.B. Rasch

Introduction / M.B. Rasch

Literature Review / M.B. Rasch

Chapter One. The EU At The UN-The Coordination Process: Actors And Mechanisms / M.B. Rasch

Chapter Two. The EU Factor In The Coordination Process / M.B. Rasch

Chapter Three. Functioning Of The CFSP In Specific UN Bodies / M.B. Rasch

Chapter Four. External Factors Changing The Basis Of EU Cooperation / M.B. Rasch

Coherence Of EU Member States’ Decision-Making-Voting Behaviour In The UN General Assembly: Introduction And Methodological Considerations / M.B. Rasch

Chapter Five. Voting Coherence Of The EU As A Group / M.B. Rasch

Chapter Six. Inside Europe: Voting Coherence Within The EU And With Other European Countries / M.B. Rasch

Conclusions / M.B. Rasch

Annex 1. List Of Interviews / M.B. Rasch

Annex 2. Statistics On Voting Coherence / M.B. Rasch

Bibliography / M.B. Rasch

Index / M.B. Rasch.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-347) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39894-6

9786612398940

90-04-18077-X

OCLC:

592756353

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004167148.i-360 DOI