Explaining European Union effectiveness (goal achievement) in the Convention on Biological Diversity: the importance of diplomatic engagement

Groen, Lisanne

doi:10.1007/s10784-018-9424-y

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“…The EU is one of the most vocal actors in climate negotiations and its activities usually focus on seeking compromises (Woolcock, 2012; Petri and Biedenkopf, 2020). Similarly, in CBD negotiations, the EU mostly acts as a mediator between developing and developed countries (Groen, 2018). Briefly, the literature generally indicates that the EU is an active player in international environmental negotiations, mostly relying on bridge‐building activities.…”

Section: Internal and External Perspectives On The Eu As An International (Environmental) Actor: State Of The Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Likewise, in the 2012 Rio+20 conference, the EU's influence was only marginal, and other actors, such as the US, Brazil or the Group of 77 (G77) were successfully pushing for unambitious policies (Doran et al ., 2012; Delreux, 2014b). On the other hand, the EU has been an influential actor in for instance the negotiations of the CBD as well as the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols (Groen, 2018). Also, in climate negotiations, the EU has been influential on some occasions.…”

Section: Internal and External Perspectives On The Eu As An International (Environmental) Actor: State Of The Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The paper addresses two main shortcomings in the existing literature. First, the current understanding of the EU's role is often based on EU‐centric assessments, relying on empirical observations originating within the EU itself (for example, Groenleer and Van Schaik, 2007; Delreux, 2014a; Liefferink and Wurzel, 2017; Groen, 2018). Several studies use EU documents and/or interviews with policy‐makers from the EU institutions and member states as empirical evidence.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ego versus Alter: Internal and External Perceptions of the EU's Role in Global Environmental Negotiations

Delreux¹,

Ohler²

2021

J of Common Market Studies

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This paper compares how European and non‐European participants in international environmental negotiations perceive the EU's role in such negotiations. Three dimensions of the EU's role (environmental ambition, diplomatic activity and influence) are assessed in three UN‐wide environmental forums (the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions on chemicals, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the United Nations Environment Assembly). The paper presents original data collected through an online survey with 659 delegates who participated in the negotiations in the three forums in the period 2018–19. Comparing the ego perception of delegates from the EU with the alter view of delegates from non‐EU countries, the paper finds that the ego and alter perceptions of the EU's ambition, diplomatic activities and influence are largely similar. Both ego and alter see the EU as a highly ambitious, active and influential actor in global environmental negotiations.

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Section: Internal and External Perspectives On The Eu As An International (Environmental) Actor: State Of The Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Internal and External Perspectives On The Eu As An International (Environmental) Actor: State Of The Artmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Ego versus Alter: Internal and External Perceptions of the EU's Role in Global Environmental Negotiations

Delreux¹,

Ohler²

2021

J of Common Market Studies

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“…While effectiveness is widely viewed as an important criterion for evaluating a political organisation's performance, its definition varies, with the most common being an actor's ability to achieve its stated goals (Groen, 2019). This definition has two major components: the actor's ability and stated goals.…”

Section: Analytical Frameworkmentioning

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“…Power is defined as the ability to 'get others to do what they would otherwise not do' (Nye, 1990, p.154). Drawing on da Conceic¸ão-Heldt's (2014) and Groen's (2019) works, this article first examines ASEAN's power resources/instruments in SCS disputes. Second, this article postulates that if ASEAN has more power resources than China in some dimensions, it will compel China to make concessions.…”

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Examining ASEAN’s effectiveness in managing South China Sea disputes

2021

The Pacific Review

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For the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the South China Sea (SCS) disputes between China and Southeast Asian claimant states (Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei) are a major concern. However, the dominant sceptics are pessimistic about ASEAN's effectiveness in managing these disputes. This article contributes to the field by providing a systematic analysis on this topic, which is missing within the literature. Also, many of the arguments presented in this article challenge the dominant views and thus provide an alternative understanding of ASEAN's effectiveness in managing the disputes. The arguments are as follows: First, ASEAN members do have shared interests and a common policy regarding managing the disputes. Second, China's influence on individual ASEAN members is not as strong as the sceptics often argue. Third, the degree of ASEAN's goal attainment is medium because it achieved essential goals while conceding important but non-essential ones. Fourth, compared with a legalistic and adversarial posturing approach, ASEAN's approach is more effective in managing these disputes.

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