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The second volume of this survey of Europe´s international relations features quantitative and qualitative analyses of the EU´s international efficacy from a political, economic and social perspective, informed by a wide range of its diplomatic engagements.

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This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU´s external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole extent of the EU´s external relations. The aim is to strive to present new approaches as well as detailed background studies in analyzing the EU as a global actor.

Volume 1: The first volume "Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU´s External Relations" addresses the EU´s overall external post-Lisbon Treaty presence both globally and regionally (e.g. in its "neighborhood"), with a special emphasis on the EU´s institutional framework. It also offers fresh and innovative theoretical approaches to understanding the EU´s international position. - With a preface by Alvaro de Vasoncelos (former Director European Union Institute for Security Studies)

Volume 2: The second volume "Policies, Actions and Influence of the EU´s External Relations", examines in both quantitative and qualitative contributions the EU´s international efficacy from a political, economic and social perspective based on a plethora of its engagements.

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Foreword.- Preface.- 1 Strong, Independent, and Effective.- 2 The Fight Against Terrorism.- 3 The EU´s Role in International Climate Change Policy-Making.- 4 European Neighbourhood Policy and the EU´s Role as a Normative Power.- 5 The EU in the Wake of Palestine´s Request of Admission to Membership in the United Nations.- 6 EU Energy Cooperation in the Neighbourhood.- 7 The Empire Strikes Back.- 8 The EU´s Central Asian Strategy in a Globalizing World.- 9 The Geek, the Bully, and the Freaks.- 10 The European Union in the Northern Latitudes.- 11 The Limits and Contributions of the EU to Democracy in Latin America.- 12 The Shapping EU-Mercosur Relations.- 13 Discovering the Icebergs of EU Interregional Actorness in Asia.- 14 It Takes Two to Tango.- 15 Was There Any Coherent European China Policy in the Case of the EU Arms Embargo on China?.- 16 The European Union as an Actor in International Trade Relations.- 17 Gender Equality in European Union Development Policy.- 18 Gender Mainstream in EU-SADC Relations.- 19 The EU and the Global Promotion of Children´s Rights Norms - Index.

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