EU Coordination in International Institutions

Peter Debaere is a post-doctoral researcher at the Ghent Institute for International Studies, Ghent University, Belgium. Previously, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research focuses on the relationship between the EU and the G7, G8 and G20, as well as on IMF reform.

'Debaere provides a compelling and authoritative account of EU coordination in the empirically challenging Gx context. This study provides not only key insights into the variegated coordination patterns of the EU in G7, G8, and G20 processes, it also enriches the concept of coordination which is surprisingly underdeveloped in the literature.' Katie Verlin Laatikainen, Associate Professor, Adelphi University, USA 'This book develops the most advanced explanatory framework for exploring how, how much and to what effect the EU coordinates the positions and mobilizes the resources of all its member states. It is a must read for all scholars, stakeholders and policymakers of the EU, G7/8, G20 and global governance as a whole.' John Kirton, Director, G7 Research Group, and Co-Director, G20 Research Group, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada 'This book will be welcomed by all those who study the role of the EU in global governance. By providing a conceptually sophisticated and empirically rich analysis of the EU's role in the G7, G8 and G20, it adds significantly to the literature and to our understanding of EU policy-making.' Michael Smith, Professor of European Politics, Loughborough University, UK

• List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction 1.1. Research approach 1.2. Structure of the book 2. The European Union and the Gx system 2.1. The Gx system: organization and relevance 2.2. The EU in the Gx 3. Analytical and conceptual framework 3.1. Defining EU coordination in international institutions 3.2. Explaining EU coordination in international institutions 3.3. Methods PART II: MAPPING EU COORDINATION4. EU coordination practices for the Gx system 4.1. G20 4.2. G8 4.3. G7 4.4. Diverging expectations about EU coordination 4.5. The European Parliament and the Gx 4.6. Concluding remarks PART III: EXPLAINING EU COORDINATION5. Introduction to the cases 5.1. G20 – Finance 5.2. G20 – Development 5.3. Other G20 cases 5.4. G8 – Development 5.5. G8 – Energy/climate 5.6. G7 – Finance 6. Existing policies 6.1. G20 – Finance 6.2. G20 – Development 6.3. Other G20 cases 6.4. G8 – Development 6.5. G8 – Energy/climate 6.6. G7 – Finance 6.7. Concluding remarks 7. Interests 7.1. G20 – Finance 7.2. G20 – Development 7.3. Other G20 cases 7.4. G8 – Development 7.5. G8 – Energy/climate 7.6. G7 – Finance 7.7. Concluding remarks 8. Competences 8.1. G20 – Finance 8.2. G20 – Development 8.3. Other G20 cases 8.4. G8 – Development 8.5. G8 – Energy/climate 8.6. G7 – Finance 8.7. Concluding remarks 9. Relevance 9.1. G20 – Finance 9.2. G20 – Development 9.3. Other G20 cases 9.4. G8 – Development 9.5. G8 – Energy/climate 9.6. G7 – Finance 9.7. Concluding remarks 10. EU influence 10.1. G20 – Finance 10.2. G20 – Development 10.3. Other G20 cases 10.4. G8 – Development 10.5. G8 – Energy/climate 10.6. G7 – Finance 10.7. Concluding remarks 11. Gx organization 11.1. G20 –Finance 11.2. G20 – Development 11.3. Other G20 cases 11.4. G8 – Development 11.5. G8 – Energy/climate 11.6. G7 – Finance 11.7. Concluding remarks PART IV: CONCLUSION 12. Towards an explanatory framework 12.1. To what extent does the EU coordinate for the Gx? 12.2. How to explain EU coordination for the Gx? 12.3. Constructing causal paths 12.4. General reflections 12.5. Areas for further research Appendix – List of interviews BibliographyIndex