The European Union at the United Nations: Intersecting Multilateralisms

List of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction: The European Union at the United Nations: Leader, Partner or Failure?; K.V.Laatikainen & K.E.Smith PART 1: BACKGROUND AND FRAMEWORK EU Representation and Coordination within the United Nations; M.Farrell PART 2: THE POLITICS OF NATIONAL INTEREST AND EU POLICY COORDINATION IN THE UN The European Powers in the Security Council: Differing Interests, Differing Arenas; C.Hill Pushing Soft Power: Middle Power Diplomacy at the UN; K.V.Laatikainen Returned to Europe? The Central and East European Member States at the Heart of the EU; E.Johansson-Nogués PART 3: THE EU IN UN POLICY ARENAS Effective Multilateralism and Collective Security: Empowering the UN; S.Biscop& E.Drieskens The EU in Geneva: Coordinating Policy in the Economic and Social Arrangements of the United Nations System; P.Taylor The European Union, Human Rights and the United Nations; K.E.Smith EU-UN Environmental Relations: Shared Competence and Effective Multilateralism; C.Damro PART 4: CONCLUSIONS Intersecting Multilateralisms: The European Union and Multilateral Institutions; K.E.Jørgensen Bibliography Index