Pursuing Effective Multilateralism - The European Union, International Organisations Politics of Decision

Does EU participation in the multilateral system lead to the goal of effective multilateralism? This book examines 8 multilateral organizations, showing how EU policies harm the organizations they mean to help. The multilateral system is too heterogeneous for a one-size-fits-all approach; we must understand multilateralism working in practice.

List of contents

The European Union, Multilateralism, and the Heterogeneous Multilateral System Majoritarianism in Multilateral Institutions Consensus in Multilateral Institutions Privilege in Multilateral Institutions Negotiation, Rhetoric, and Legitimacy in Multilateral Institutions Conclusion References

About the author

ROBERT KISSACK is Post Doctoral Fellow, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain. He has also been Editor of Millennium: Journal of International Studies and has worked for the International Labour Organization.

Summary

Does EU participation in the multilateral system lead to the goal of effective multilateralism? This book examines 8 multilateral organizations, showing how EU policies harm the organizations they mean to help. The multilateral system is too heterogeneous for a one-size-fits-all approach; we must understand multilateralism working in practice.

Product details

• Authors: R Kissack, R. Kissack, Robert Kissack
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349315901
• ISBN: 978-1-349-31590-1
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics; Palgrave Studies in European U; Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, European Politics, Political Science, International Relations, European Union, Political science & theory, EU (European Union), International institutions, International Organization, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, European Union Politics