European Union with(in) International Organisations

<p>Since its creation the European Union (EU) has been a participant in the activities of other International Organisations (IOs) or has been working together with them. Still little information is available on what this long-term involvement with(in) IOs means for International Relations and European Studies. Why has the EU been involved with(in) IOs on such a long-term basis? How? With what impact? These three key research questions are addressed in this innovative volume in a bid to explore the continuity of EU action with(in) IOs. While written by a diversity of authors (from European Studies or from International Relations Europeans or non-Europeans) and from a diversity of disciplines (in particular Law and Political Science) each chapter of the volume elaborates on three common political concepts derived from three-fold questioning: commitment (for the why question) consistency (for the how question) and effects (for the question of impact). </p><p>Consisting of a two part structure the book is focussed in Part I on more general trends of the EU’s long-term participation with(in) IOs - with contributions by A. Wetzel P. Debaere F. De Ville J. Orbie B. Saenen and J. Verschaeve and P. Nedergaard and M. D. Jensen - and in Part II on more precise case studies on labour standards public services flexicurity human trafficking and security - with contributions by R. Kissack A. Crespy E. Xiarchogiannopoulou and D. Tsarouhas B. Simmons and A. DiSilvestro and N. Græger. Highly useful for students academics and experts this volume combines a clear and easy-to-use framework with new empirical data.</p>