The European Union and Multilateral Governance - (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics) by Hans Bruyninckx & Sudeshna Basu (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

An interdisciplinary approach to the study of the EU in UN human rights and environmental governance which addresses the legal and political science dimensions. With contributions from academics and policy-makers, this volume is a comprehensive analysis of how the challenges it faces impact on the EU's position in UN fora.

Review Quotes

'Everyone agrees that multilateralism matters. But virtually no one has probed the interactions between the two most prominent multilateral actors, the UN system and the European Union. This volume's hard-hitting essays fill the knowledge gap by providing expert and candid views about contemporary global human rights and environmental governance.'

- Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor ofPolitical Science, The City University of New York's Graduate Center, USA

'Human rights and the environment are central domains of EU foreign policy. How successful is the EU in pursuing these goals within UN bodies and conferences? The interdisciplinary approach of this book provides surprising insights and practical policy recommendations for EU foreign policy makers in the post Lisbon treaty era.'

- Manfred Nowak, Professor and University Chair for InternationalHuman Righst Law, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights, University of Vienna

'This valuable contribution expands considerably our understanding of EU external relations in the UN system. Scholars and policy-makers alike will benefit from the skilful development and application of the authors' interdisciplinary conceptual framework.'

- Chad Damro, Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh, UK

'This scientific work is too rich and detailed to be accuately described in only a few lines.' - Bulletin Quotidien Europe

About the Author

TIM CORTHAUT Deputy Auditor, Legislative Section, Belgian Council of State TOM DELREUX Associate Professor in Political Science, Institut de sciences politiques Louvain-Europe (ISPOLE), UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve), Belgium CHARLES-MICHEL GEURTS Deputy Head of Human Rights Unit, European Commission Directorate-General for External Relations, Brussels EMANUELE GIAUFRET EU Delegation to the UN in New York, USA JOËLLE HIVONNET Head of the Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs unit, Geneva STEPHAN KEUKELEIRE Jean Monnet Professor in European Foreign Policy, Institute for International and European Policy, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium ROBERT KISSACK Junior Professor, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain SIMON LIGHTFOOT Senior Lecturer in European Politics, University of Leeds, UK KAROLINE VAN DEN BRANDE Member of the Global Environmental Governance and Sustainable Development Research Group, Institute for International and European Policy, Faculty of Social Science, University of Leuven, Belgium and a member of the Flemish Policy Research Centre for Sustainable Development DRIES VAN EECKHOUTTE Auditor, Legislative Section, Belgian Council of State DAVIDE ZARU International Relations Officer, Human Rights Directorate of the European External Action Service