The EU in UN Politics: Analytical and Empirical Challenges

Blavoukos, Spyros; Bourantonis, Dimitris

doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95152-9_1

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“…Practically speaking, the EU's ability to act within international fora depends on, among other things, its legal status, relevant competences, coordination mechanisms, and ability to agree on a common position (Keukeleire & Delreux, 2022). While a rich literature exists regarding the EU's action, performance, and effectiveness within international fora (Blavoukos & Bourantonis, 2017;da Conceição-Heldt & Meunier, 2014;Jørgensen et al, 2011), the focus has been on studying the EU in these fora in isolation from each other. The literature thereby largely ignores that these fora are now embedded in broader international regime complexes.…”

Section: The Eu As An International Actormentioning

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The European Union as an Actor Navigating International Regime Complexes

Delreux¹,

Earsom²

2023

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Global governance in many domains is increasingly characterised by the existence of international regime complexes—i.e., sets of overlapping institutional fora taking up different aspects of a broader issue area. As an international actor, the EU faces a context of such international regime complexity. Yet, little is known about how the EU navigates international regime complexes and how regime complexes impact the EU’s behaviour in individual fora. This thematic issue, therefore, seeks to improve our understanding of how different manifestations of international regime complexes affect the EU as an international actor and to provide empirical insight into the ways actors like the EU navigate international regime complexes. In this editorial, we situate the thematic issue within the broader academic debates on the EU’s role in international regime complexity, argue for the need to study the EU as an actor therein, and provide an overview of the thematic issue’s objectives and the nine articles that comprise it.

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Section: The Eu As An International Actormentioning

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The European Union as an Actor Navigating International Regime Complexes

Delreux¹,

Earsom²

2023

PaG

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“…Otherwise, these evaluations may miss the fact that some goals are attained with minor effort, whilst achieving others is highly demanding. The nature of EU objectives must also be included in the analysis (Blavoukos and Bourantonis, 2017, p. 8).…”

Section: Eu Action and Effectiveness In International Organizationsmentioning

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“…The effectiveness or performance of the EU in international organizations is widely discussed in the scholarly literature (for example Blavoukos and Bourantonis, 2017; Jørgensen et al ., 2011; Jørgensen and Laatikainen, 2013; Niemann and Bretherton, 2013; Oberthür and Groen, 2015; Panke, 2014; Romanyshyn, 2015). However, scholars also disagree on the definition of effectiveness and its most relevant constituent parts.…”

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“…The EU strives for a strong UN as the bedrock of the multilateral rules‐based order (EUGS, 2016). The research literature on the EU and international institutions is heavily concentrated on the UN, and studies on inter‐organizational relations have investigated the ways that the EU and the UN influence each other (Blavoukos and Bourantonis, 2017; Bouchard and Drieskens, 2013; Laatikainen and Smith, 2006; Panke, 2014). As the competencies of the EU have increased, it has attempted to improve its recognition at the UN.…”

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

Tuominen

2022

J of Common Market Studies

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This article examines the EU's role as a global human rights actor through the example of its activity in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Whilst the EU has aimed to become an effective actor in the UN overall, the key focus is the extent to which the EU can be considered an effective actor in the HRC. Here, EU action is interpreted as the combined contribution of the EU and its Member States, thereby providing a comprehensive picture of EU engagement. The EU's effectiveness is evaluated by studying its input, engagement in negotiations and goal achievement. Furthermore, perceptions of effectiveness, based on interviews, are incorporated into the analysis. The article claims that the EU can be considered an effective actor in terms of its input and achieved outcomes. It has also improved its effectiveness in negotiations. However, EU effectiveness remains conditioned by the political context of the HRC.

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External drivers of EU differentiated cooperation: How change in the nuclear nonproliferation regime affects member states alignment

Onderčo

Portela

2022

Contemporary Security Policy

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The EU in UN Politics: Analytical and Empirical Challenges

Cited by 3 publications

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The European Union as an Actor Navigating International Regime Complexes

The European Union as an Actor Navigating International Regime Complexes

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

External drivers of EU differentiated cooperation: How change in the nuclear nonproliferation regime affects member states alignment

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