The EU and effective multilateralism [electronic resource] : internal and external reform practices / edited by Edith Drieskens and Louise G. van Schaik.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction : a framework for analysing effective multilateralism / Edith Drieskens -- 2. The EU's search for effective participation at the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council / Edith Drieskens, Laura van Dievel and Yf Reykers -- 3. The EU's role in creating a more effective WHO / Louise G. van Schaik and Samantha Battams -- 4. The role of the EU in the reform of the FAO : bridge builder or structural engineer? / Robert Kissack -- 5. The EU and multilateralism in the environmental field : UNEP reform and external representation in environmental negotiations / Tom Delreux -- 6. Discreet effectiveness : the EU and the ICC / Laura Davis -- 7. Effective multilateralism in the IAEA : changing best practice / Johanne Grndahl Glavind -- 8. From 'effective' to 'selective multilateralism' : the European Union's relations with NATO / Margriet Drent -- 9. Effective multilateralism between unequal partners : the EU in the OSCE / Niels van Willigen -- 10. Between effective multilateralism and multilateralism light : the EU in the G8 / Judith Huigens and Arne Niemann -- 11. Effective minilateralism : the EU'S pragmatic embracement of the G20 / Peter Debaere, Dries Lesage and Jan Orbie -- 12. Conclusion : the compatibility of internal and external reform / Edith Drieskens.