The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor

This volume assesses the European Union (EU) as a 'Diplomatic Actor' in key foreign policy fields in the post-Lisbon era. It brings together leading scholars and practitioners in order to examine the main players, processes and outcomes of the EU's collective diplomatic engagement in the fields of security, human rights, trade and finance and environmental politics. In addition, the collection also analyses institutional developments and the EU's responses to major internal and external challenges in the context of international politics and global diplomacy. It provides the first comprehensive overview of the scope, nature and impact of the EU's growing role as a diplomatic actor and offers a comparative analysis of EU diplomacy in bilateral, multilateral and international fora. By taking stock of the successes and failures of EU diplomacy, this volume identifies the main internal and external conditions that shape the EU's influence in global affairs.

Joachim A. Koops is Dean of Vesalius College and Research Professor at the Institute for European Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium as well as the Founding Director of the Global Governance Institute, Brussels. Recent publications include The Oxford Handbook of UN Peacekeeping, Operationalising the Responsibility to Protect (with D. Fiott) and The European Union as an Integrative Power.

Gjovalin Macaj is reading for a DPhil in International Relations at St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK.

1.Introduction: The EU as a Diplomatic Actor; Joachim A. Koops and Gjovalin Macaj
2.The EU as a Diplomatic Actor in the Post-Lisbon Era: Robust or Rootless Hybrid?; Michael H. Smith
3.EU Diplomacy in Global Governance: The Role of the EEAS; Knud Erik Jørgensen
4.Evaluating the Impact of EU Diplomacy: Pitfalls and Challenges; Yvonne Kleistra and Niels van Willigen
5.EU Diplomacy at the Individual Level: The Role and Impact of the EU Special Representatives; Dominik Tolksdorf
6.Speak Up! Getting the EU a Voice at the UN General Assembly; Fernando Andresen Guimaraes
7.The EU as a Coercive Diplomatic Actor? The EU-3 Initiative Towards Iran; Tom Sauer 8.The EU's Role and Performance within the G20 in the Area of Finance and Development; Peter Debaere
9.The EU as an International Trade Negotiator; Frank Hoffmeister
10. The EU as a Diplomatic Actor in the Field of Human Rights ; Karen E. Smith
11. The European Union's Climate Change Diplomacy; Simon Schunz