External Economic Relations And Foreign Policy In The European Union

Author : Stefan Griller
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783211837269
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book External Economic Relations and Foreign Policy in the European Union written by Stefan Griller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges of globalisation call for a strong role of the European Union as an international actor. Despite its economic importance, the EU has not been able to assert a corresponding influence on the course of international politics. The artificial distinction between external economic relations, as a subject of the supranational first pillar, and foreign policy, as a subject of the intergovernmental second pillar undermines consistent policy-making and significantly weakens the EU's performance on the international scene. This book illustrates the inextricable link between political and economic aspects of external relations and the constitutional dimension of this area. Provided with a thorough analysis of competence and representation issues the reader will gain a more profound understanding of the complex area of EU external relations.

Author : Stephen Woolcock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317139232
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Union Economic Diplomacy written by Stephen Woolcock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Union is a key player in international economic relations, but its exact role and how it goes about making decisions and negotiating is often poorly understood within and especially outside the EU. When does the EU play a proactive role and when does it follow? When is the EU a distinct actor and when is it just one level in a multi- level process of negotiation in which the member states are the main actors? Does the EU possess normative power in external economic relations? Does the EU have the capability and willingness to use its still significant economic power? European Union Economic Diplomacy provides the first comprehensive analysis of the factors that determine the role of the EU in economic diplomacy. In an up-to-date treatment that includes consideration of the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon, it contains a comprehensive explanation of decision making and negotiating processes in the core areas of trade, financial market regulation, environmental diplomacy and development co-operation. The book is intended for those interested in EU policy making, but also those who simply need to understand how the EU functions in the field of economic diplomacy.

Author : Stefan Griller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783704660701
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book External Economic Relations and Foreign Policy in the European Union written by Stefan Griller and published by . This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Federiga M. Bindi
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815722524
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Foreign Policy of the European Union written by Federiga M. Bindi and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores European foreign policy and the degree of European Union success in proposing itself as a valid international actor, drawing from the expertise of scholars and practitioners in many disciplines. Addresses issues past and present, theoretical and practice-oriented, and country- and region-specific"-- Provided by publisher.

Author : Rafael Leal-Arcas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Review of 'External Economic Relations and Foreign Policy in the European Union' written by Rafael Leal-Arcas and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a research project by ten Austrian scientists under the supervision of Stefan Griller and Birgit Weidel. The project tackles a complex binomial area of law and international relations, i.e., the European Union's (EU) foreign and external economic relations, where there is a very vast body of scholarly literature. It is presented in two parts. The first deals with the topical constitutional question of the EU's division of competences in the field of external relations, common positions, joint actions and the unique phenomenon of its representation in international organizations. In this sense, it argues that the current EU system of competence distribution "might entail uncertainty and confusion for third countries about the identity and authority of their negotiation partner" (p. 140). The EU is the victim of its own system: the accusations of inefficiency, inconsistency and democratic deficit are the result of the intra-EU inability to find a mechanism to terminate these deficiencies. The EU Constitutional Treaty aims at rectifying this but, in the light of most recent developments, it may never see the light. The second part illustrates with nine case studies the complexity of the EU's external relations within the vast gamma of the EU's external action. In this sense, the EU's dilemma of federalism versus intergovernmentalism is analyzed through various case studies on the economic and monetary union, human rights, and development. Since the thesis of the book is that both the political and economic aspects of the EU's external relations are inseparable (as is evidenced in the bananas and hormones disputes), the aim is to find a mechanism to enable the conferral of competences from the national to the supranational/federal level, filling thereby the current legal vacuum in the EU treaties. The book argues that the "artificial" division of EU policies into pillars, which "does not correspond to the needs of a modern foreign policy" (p. 10), and which has been traditionally and metaphorically presented to resemble a Greek temple, weakens the role the EU has in the international arena. We see this in the external political and economic relations of the EU: the EU is certainly an economic giant, but remains a political gnome. This results in a bipolar power asymmetry; its representation in some international organizations such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is polycephalous in nature [since the European Community and its 25 Member States are members of the WTO and FAO, but not of the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank, where "only countries are allowed for membership" (p. 468)]. This shows the EU's internal struggle for external presence. Most of the book deals with very traditional and somewhat overlapping topics on the EU's external relations. However straightforward the overall diagnosis in the book is, sepulchral silence remains in relation to the prognosis of the EU's external relations. For example, in his conclusions, Martenczuk criticizes that "this distinction between three pillars of the Union, and in particular between Community competence and CFSP, is becoming increasingly outdated" (p. 415). It is fine to criticize and de-construct, but it does not suffice; it is necessary to propose alternatives and re-construct accordingly. His proposal limits itself to merely arguing that "the coherence and efficiency of the European Union's external action would be increased if all its external activities were brought under one common legal framework" (p. 416). One would have hoped for an intellectually more serious and rigorous prognosis of the EU's external relations than just that, the obvious.

Author : Steve Marsh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317873440
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The International Relations of the EU written by Steve Marsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an incisive and lively discussion International Relations of the EU examines both the economic and security dimensions of European Union external relations. The book adopts an innovative approach that combines International Relations with International Political Economy. Set against a backdrop of EU enlargement and disarray over military intervention in Iraq, International Relations of the EU is a timely contribution to our understanding of the Eu's role as an international actor. The text is suitable for advanced undergraduate courses in Politics and International Relations.

Author : Karen E. Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745658172
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World written by Karen E. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World provides a clear introduction to the complexities of contemporary European foreign policy and offers a fresh and distinctive perspective on the nature of the EU’s international identity. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the book explores how and why the EU tries to achieve five core foreign policy objectives: the encouragement of regional cooperation; the advancement of human rights; the promotion of democracy and good governance; the prevention of violent conflicts; and the fight against international crime, including terrorism. In pursuing these goals, the book illustrates how the EU is faced with acute policy dilemmas because the five objectives not only clash with each other, but also with additional policy priorities – such as securing energy supplies or establishing strategic partnerships with key powers. The uniqueness of the EU as a global actor is carefully assessed, and its key policies and the related dilemmas it faces compared with those of other international actors. This well-written and thoroughly researched book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of European politics, foreign policy analysis, international relations and related disciplines.

Author : Steve Marsh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317873432
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The International Relations of the EU written by Steve Marsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an incisive and lively discussion International Relations of the EU examines both the economic and security dimensions of European Union external relations. The book adopts an innovative approach that combines International Relations with International Political Economy. Set against a backdrop of EU enlargement and disarray over military intervention in Iraq, International Relations of the EU is a timely contribution to our understanding of the Eu's role as an international actor. The text is suitable for advanced undergraduate courses in Politics and International Relations.

Author : Mario Telò
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317032659
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The EU's Foreign Policy written by Mario Telò and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very timely and topical volume concerned with the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the European Union’s (EU) capacity to further develop a distinctive foreign policy in accordance with the various policy instruments necessary to fulfil its role as a global actor. This edited volume brings together a host of scholars in the fields of European Studies and International Relations whose contributions offer both innovative theoretical perspectives and new empirical insights. Overall, the book emphasizes the question of the EU’s evolving legitimacy and efficiency as a foreign policy and diplomatic actor on the regional and global stage. This shared concern is clearly reflected in the book’s three-pronged structure: Part 1 - the EU a controversial global political actor in an emergent multipolar world with contributions from A.Gamble, M.Telò and J.Howorth; Part 2 - After the Lisbon Treaty: the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the European External Action Service, includes chapters from C.Lequesne, C.Carta and H.Mayer; Part 3 - R.Gillespie, F.Ponjaert, G.Grevi, Z.Chen, H.Nakamura and U.Salma Bava assess the CFSP and the EU’s external relations in action. Foreword by S.E.M P. Vimont. As a result, the book is a useful and relevant contribution to European Union studies and International Relations’ research and teaching. It offers any interested party informed and comprehensive insights into EU foreign policy at a time when it seeks to undertake an increased role in World affairs and this despite economic crisis.

Author : Gerrit Faber
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004482547
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The External Economic Dimension of the European Union written by Gerrit Faber and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The External Economic Dimensions of the European Union focuses on the broad range of recent initiatives taken by the EU to reinforce its common external economic policy in a rapidly changing environment. The prospects of the EU are increasingly interrelated with the dynamics of the world economy. In the multipolar post-Cold War economy, the EU faces many uncertainties and new challenges. The transatlantic link still dominates the EU's external relations but the cohesion of the Euro-American relatioship has been tested severely. Moreover, the transition of Central and Eastern Europe and the rise of new growth poles in Asia and Latin America have not only creates new opportunities for trade and investment but intensified international competition at the same time. The volume is organised in two parts. Part I focuses on the competitiveness of the EU and its position in the world economy as well as on specific aspects of its external economic policies including the restructuring of the Common Agricultural Policy and the enlargement of the EU membership. Part II is exclusively devoted to the regional dimension of the external policy of the EU and focuses on the rapidly evolving relationship with the other Triad powers, the USA and Japan, the neighbouring countries and the emerging markets. The book brings together a range of distinguished authors who analyse the wide range of initiatives from the perspective of economics, political science and law. It is a timely and essential work that will reward the attention of policymakers and interested academics throughout the world.