Conclusion: The Role of the EU in the Legal Dimension of Global Governance

Considering the role of cognitive frameworks in international relations, this chapter uses the so-called ‘Rashomon effect’ as a heuristic device, showing how different views and accounts of effective multilateralism and global governance can coexist as contested discourses and practices, and how they shape expectations, roles, and practices of the actors and policies involved. The chapter presents Latin American perspectives of multilateralism and global governance, analysing its narrative and discursive logics. In a marked contrast with the US ‘hegemonic’ and the EU ‘normative’ approaches, Latin American views respond to the ‘defensive’ and/or ‘revisionist’ approaches, narratives, and discourses of the Global South, with specific regionalist and nationalist features grounded in its particular historical background and political culture. The chapter also examines how these views and narratives are challenged by deep changes in power structures in the international system, demanding a common framework.

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The State in the Complex Networks of the UN Human Rights Council

Contemporary Europe ◽

10.15211/soveurope62021155166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 106 (6) ◽

pp. 155-166

Author(s):

Anatoliy Boyashov ◽

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Complex Networks ◽

Global Governance ◽

The State ◽

The European Union ◽

International Affairs ◽

Human Rights Council ◽

Role Of The State ◽

The Eu

Having developed into a political and ideological concept since the 1990s, global governance has evolved as a priority of the European Union. Although the EU promotes the idea of state decentralization within global governance at the UN, in the EU itself the state is paramount. This article examines the structure of the complex networks of the UN Human Rights Council. The scholarly problem of the article is the contradiction between the key decision-making role of the state in the HRC and increasingly complex social networks of the UN system. The Council is structured in a way that ensures the active participation of transnational corporations, NGOs, and EU supranational institutions in its agenda. Does this hypothetically mean that the role of the state in the UN system and in international affairs is declining? The focus of this article is on the ties between states, NGOs, and international organizations in the UN Human Rights Council. These ties suggest that the state is included in complex networks and enhances their sustainment.

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20. The Stability of EU Policy-Making in a Turbulent World

Policy-Making in the European Union ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198807605.003.0020 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 471-494

Author(s):

Mark A. Pollack ◽

Christilla Roederer-Rynning ◽

Alasdair R. Young

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Global Governance ◽

Policy Making ◽

Domestic Institutions ◽

European Union Policy ◽

Eu Policy ◽

Union Policy ◽

The Stability ◽

The Eu

This chapter examines trends in European Union policy-making during times of multiple, overlapping challenges. It first considers the main trends in EU policy-making that emerge from policy case studies, including experimentation with new modes of policy-making, often in conjunction with more established modes, leading to hybridization; renegotiation of the role of the member states (and their domestic institutions) in the EU policy process; and erosion of traditional boundaries between internal and external policies. The chapter proceeds by discussing the issue of national governance as well as the interaction between European and global governance. Finally, it explores how the EU has responded to the challenges of Brexit, the politicization of the Union, geopolitical upheaval, and the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Global Governance and the Role of the EU

10.4337/9781781003558 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Carlo Secchi ◽

Antonio Villafranca

Keyword(s):

Global Governance ◽

The Eu

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Introduction

The International Politics of EU-China Relations ◽

10.5871/bacad/9780197264089.003.0001 ◽

2007 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

DAVID KERR ◽

LIU FEI

Keyword(s):

International Relations ◽

Global Governance ◽

Final Section ◽

Grand Strategy ◽

International Conference ◽

The Third ◽

Different Dimensions ◽

Security Relationship ◽

The Eu

An international conference was held in London in April 2006 to examine the different dimensions of the emerging political and security relationship between the EU and China. Organized jointly by a British and a Chinese partner under the guidance of the British Academy's International Relations Department, the conference brought together European, Chinese and international academics, analysts and policymakers. The papers in this volume reflect the diverse discussions at the conference. The first section of this book addresses the important question of strategic identities and behaviour. From considerations of grand strategy, the second section turns to the role of society and governments in the European–Chinese relationship. The third section discusses attempts to approach this question by examining problems and prospects for European–Chinese engagement in regional and global governance. The final section presents different longer-term perspectives on EU–China relations.

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Ruling or Ruled: the Future of Poland in a New Type of European Empire

Annales UMCS Politologia ◽

10.2478/curie-2013-0004 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ostap Kushnir

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

Global Governance ◽

Soft Power ◽

Institutional Legitimacy ◽

Current Trends ◽

New Type ◽

Polish Foreign ◽

The Eu

AbstractThe article addresses current trends in the European transformation and compares the structure which is being built to ancient and medieval empires. The imperial order appears to be productive for the EU, due to it easily embraces the heterogeneity existing within the Union, as well as contributes to the strengthening of the EU institutional legitimacy and efficiency in global governance. The ongoing EU transformations, promoted by the German-French lobby and supported by the authorities in Brus-sels, are indirectly leading to the emergence of an imperial structure, which is secured by a soft power. instead of a rule of sword. Taking all this into account, an attempt is made to define the role of Poland: the largest post-2004 enlargement state, in the new structure. To make this attempt sufficient a brief analysis of current Polish foreign policy and economic growth is provided.

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