European Union Actorness in International Institutions
Why the EU is Recognized as an Actor in Some International Institutions, but Not in Others
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6280353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Gehring (0000-0001-6284-2156, University of Bamburg), Sebastian Oberthür (0000-0001-8626-5082, Free University of Brussels), Marc Mühleck (University of Bamburg) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 849-865 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jcms.12030 |
| OpenAlex | W1559597868 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 37 |
This article examines why the European Union (EU) is recognized as a relevant actor in some international institutions, but not in others. Drawing on theories of international institutions and corporate action, it develops a theoretical approach toward EU actorness that demonstrates under which conditions third parties gain an interest in recognizing this actor as a relevant party to international institutions and how the EU can become an actor in its own right. The EU is expected to be recognized as a relevant actor in an international institution if it has acquired action capability in the relevant governance area, while formal status plays an inferior role. This hypothesis is subsequently assessed for six international institutions that vary regarding the degree of EU action capability and the EU's formal status, including the WTO and IMF, FAO and WHO as well as two international environmental regimes. Empirical results confirm the fruitfulness of the theoretical approach
Action (physics · Business · Corporate governance · Economics · European union · Global governance · Institution · International trade · Law and economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · International Arbitration and Investment Law · International Development and Aid · Law
Expanding the study of the EU-centred actorness
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Regional actors in the United Nations
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Member-dominated international organizations as actors
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The credibility of regional policymaking
Affirming Europe with trade
Regional organisations in the Unga
Externalising internal policies via conflict
Governance through real-time compliance
Once a member, always a member? Assessing the importance of time in the relationship between the European Union and the Development Assistance Committee
Specialisation (un)recognised
The formation of the EU negotiating strategy at the UN
The EU’s different faces in climate diplomacy
Institutional Governance of European Neighbourhood Policy in the Wake of the Arab Spring
International organizations, European Union access, and authority
The European Union in informal intergovernmental organizations
The EU’s interactions with formal intergovernmental organizations
International recognition of European Union “actorness”
Inter‐organizational Contestation and the EU
The Power of Cohesiveness
In quest of a single European Union voice in the United Nations General Assembly
Does the European Union Have Prestige
The European Union's Global Health Actorness
On the outside looking in? Role location, capability claims, and the EU’s role in the Arctic
Speaking with a single voice
Golden or gilded jubilee? A research agenda for actorness
The Brazilian Federal Government's Role in the Prioritization of EU Foreign Direct Investment and its Environmental Agenda
Contested Statehood and EU Actorness in Kosovo, Abkhazia and Western Sahara
Introduction
Power and the Structure of Society
The International Monetary Fund in the Global Economy
Learning to manage global environmental risks
Whither Cites? The Evolution of a Treaty Regime in the Borderland of Trade and Environment
The Rise (and Fall?) of the EU’s Performance in the Multilateral Trading System
Introduction
The EU’s Performance in the World Health Organization
The EU’s Performance with and within Nato
Western Europe's presence in the contemporary international arena
The External Role of the European Community
Existential crisis, incremental response
Market power Europe
Uninvited Europeanization
United We Stand? The European Union's International Actorness in the Cases of the International Criminal Court and the Kyoto Protocol
Normative Power Europe
Multilevel Governance and Shared Sovereignty
Institutionalization, Policy Adaptation and European Foreign Policy Cooperation
The EU negotiates multilateral environmental agreements
Why States Act through Formal International Organizations
The EU as a ‘Framing Actor’
Managing the Evolution of Multilateralism
The Rational Design of International Institutions
The EC as an international corporate actor
The Study of International Regimes
Foundations of Social Theory
Autonomization of IGOs
| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 31 |