Evaluating Diplomacy

Willigen, Niels van; Kleistra, Yvonne

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“…First, we may assess the overall level of engagement and activity of the EU in the international negotiations as is evident from its participation in meetings, making proposals and submissions and engaging in outreach to other parties within the international forum and beyond (see van Willigen and Kleistra, , p. 110). Second, the type and strategic approach of engagement should be considered.…”

Section: Conceptualizing the Effectiveness Dimension Of Eu Performancmentioning

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“…Overall, we suggest systematically including the three aspects outlined above – input, process and outcome – into a three‐pronged framework for assessing the effectiveness dimension of the EU's performance in international institutions. This framework goes significantly beyond the traditional focus on ‘goal achievement’ or ‘linear outcome performance’ (van Willigen and Kleistra, ). Including an appraisal of the EU's policy objectives ( input ) (rather than treating them as a black box) acknowledges that the EU's goals form themselves an important part of its performance.…”

Section: Conceptualizing the Effectiveness Dimension Of Eu Performancmentioning

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“…Contributions to the discussion on the EU's performance in international institutions have emphasized the importance of understanding the process of multilateral diplomacy in which the EU engages, and have explored the EU as a diplomatic actor (e.g. Drieskens and van Schaik, 2014;van Schaik, 2012;van Willigen and Kleistra, 2013). However, they have so far primarily explored the process dimension at the conceptual level, with limited empirical operationalization, and have hardly made the link to input and outcome effectiveness (except Dee, 2013).…”

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“…Falkner, ; Kelemen and Vogel, ; Schreurs and Tiberghien, ); (2) address the EU as a diplomatic actor ( process ) (e.g. Drieskens and van Schaik, ; van Schaik, ; van Willigen and Kleistra, ); and (3) focus on EU goal achievement ( outcome ) (e.g., Laatikainen and Smith, ; Niemann and Bretherton, ; van Schaik, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In particular, it systematically includes an analysis of EU goals that have frequently conceptually been taken as a given (e.g. Da Conceiçao-Heldt and Meunier, 2014;Romanyshyn, 2015;van Schaik, 2013) and of the transmission of EU influence within international institutions that has remained under-explored (van Willigen and Kleistra, 2013).…”

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Evaluating Diplomacy

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The Effectiveness Dimension of the EU's Performance in International Institutions: Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment Framework

The Effectiveness Dimension of the EU's Performance in International Institutions: Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment Framework

Effective Human Rights Promotion and Protection? The EU and its Member States at the UN Human Rights Council

A Nice Tailwind: The EU’s Goal Achievement at the IMO Initial Strategy

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