MULTILATERALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
This volume focuses on multilateralism in the twenty-first century and examines how, and how effectively, the European Union delivers on its commitment to effective multilateralism. Presenting results generated by MERCURY, an EU research programme into multilateralism, this book addresses a central research question: does Europe deliver on its commitment to effective multilateralism?
Globalisation has created powerful new incentives for states to cooperate and generated renewed interest in multilateralism. While a large body of work exists on multilateralism as a concept, it continues to be ill defined and poorly understood. This book sheds new light on twenty-first-century multilateralism by exploring conceptual approaches as well as generating innovative, empirical knowledge on its practice.
Research on EU external relations has increasingly focused on the concept of effective multilateralism. Yet, the application of this concept as a guiding principle of EU foreign policy in non-security policy areas has rarely been examined. This book explores whether the EU is pursuing effective multilateralism in specific issue areas, including trade, climate change and conflict resolution, and distinct geographical and institutional settings, both internal to the EU and in specified regions, international organisations (IOs) and bilateral partnerships. Our contributors offer evidence-based, actionable policy lessons from Europe's experience in promoting multilateralism.
Multilateralism in the 21st Century will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, international organisations, and European Union politics and foreign policy.
Caroline Bouchard's research focuses on the EU at the United Nations and international human rights negotiations. She has held Research and Teaching Fellowships at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
John Peterson is Professor of International Politics at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Nathalie Tocci is Deputy Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy.
MULTILATERALISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Europe's quest for effectiveness
Edited by Caroline Bouchard, John Peterson and Nathalie Tocci
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Multilateralism in the 21st century : Europe's quest for effectiveness / edited by Caroline Bouchard, John Peterson and Nathalie Tocci.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. European cooperation. 2. Europe-Foreign relations. 3. European Union countries-Foreign relations. 4. International relations. 5. Security, International. I. Bouchard, Caroline.
JZ1570.M85 2013
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2013003209
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CONTENTS
Caroline Bouchard, John Peterson and Nathalie Tocci
PART I
Mapping modes of multilateralism
John Peterson and Caroline Bouchard
Elena Lazarou, Geoffrey Edwards, Christopher Hill and Julie Smith
Christopher Hill and John Peterson
PART II
Multilateralism in EU policies
Nadia Klein, Tobias Kunstein and Wulf Reiners
Chad Damro
PART III
Multilateralism in practice: Key regions and partners
Nur Abdelkhaliq and Silvia Colombo
Tom Weiss, Nona Mikhelidze and Ivo losark
Lorenzo Fioramonti
Bo Yan, Giulia C. Romano and Chen Zhimin
PART IV
The European Union in multilateral fora
Nicoletta Pirozzi, with Hubertus Jrgenliemk and Yolanda Spies
Charlotte Rommerskirchen
Nathalie Tocci
Caroline Bouchard, Nadia Klein, John Peterson and Wulf Reiners
Nur Abdelkhaliq Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Bo Yan School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Caroline Bouchard Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Chen Zhimin School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Silvia Colombo IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome, Italy
Chad Damro Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Geoffrey Edwards The Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, UK
Lorenzo Fioramonti Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Christopher Hill The Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, UK
Hubertus Jergenliemk The Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Cambridge, UK
Nadia Klein University of Cologne, Germany
Tobias Kunstein University of Cologne, Germany
Elena Lazarou Center for International Relations CPDOC, Fundao Getlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nona Mikhelidze IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome, Italy
John Peterson Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Nicoletta Pirozzi IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome, Italy
Wulf Reiners University of Cologne, Germany
Giulia C. Romano Sciences Po, Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI), Paris, France
Charlotte Rommerskirchen Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK
Ivo losark Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Julie Smith