European Union and International Organizations

Believing in seeking multilateral solutions to global problems, the European Union attaches great importance to effective multilateralism, with a strong United Nations at its heart. The relationship between the European Union and international organizations (IOs) is crucially important for the future of European and global governance. This book launches a research agenda for the EU-IO relationship and provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU's policy in this area. It demonstrates how the EU supports 'effective multilateralism' and explains a number of potential factors in its policy-making. The volume adopts a novel perspective on the EU as an international player. Whereas the traditional view regards the EU itself to be a prominent example of an international organization, new approaches take their point of departure in the EU's aspiration to act in international organizations not to be an international organization. Such perspectives suggest that the extensive and analytically rich literature on the US and multilateral institutions can serve as a valuable source of inspiration. Featuring case studies on the UN, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, NATO, OSCE, International Labour Organization and the International Criminal Court, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics and policy-making, international organizations, foreign policy and international relations.Jorgensen, Knud Erik is the author of 'European Union and International Organizations', published 2009 under ISBN 9780415467384 and ISBN 0415467381.