Leadership and negotiation in the European Union / Jonas Tallberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tallberg, Jonas, author.

Series:

Themes in European governance.

Themes in European governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--European Union countries.

Political leadership.

Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Leadership & Negotiation in the European Union

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this 2006 book, Jonas Tallberg offers a novel perspective on some of the most fundamental questions about international cooperation and European Union politics. Offering the first systematic theoretical and empirical exploration of the influence wielded by chairmen of multilateral negotiations, Tallberg develops a rationalist theory of formal leadership and demonstrates its explanatory power through carefully selected case studies of EU negotiations. He shows that the rotating Presidency of the EU constitutes a power platform that grants governments unique opportunities to shape the outcomes of negotiations. His provocative analysis establishes that Presidencies, while performing vital functions for the EU, simultaneously exploit their privileged political position to favour national interests. Extending the scope of the analysis to international negotiations on trade, security and the environment, Tallberg further demonstrates that the influence of the EU Presidency is not an isolated occurrence but the expression of a general phenomenon in world politics - the power of the chair.

Contents:

Formal leadership : a rational institutionalist theory

The institutional development of the EU presidency : a search for efficient cooperation

The EU presidency as agenda manager : shaping political priorities

The EU presidency as broker : constructing intergovernmental bargains

The EU presidency as representative : negotiating on behalf of others

Comparative perspectives : formal leadership in multilateral negotiations.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-260) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16949-6

1-280-70275-3

0-511-24638-2

0-511-24707-9

0-511-24490-8

0-511-31860-X

0-511-49207-3

0-511-24567-X

OCLC:

252528830

Publisher Number:

9780521864527

9780521683036