The European Union as a Diplomatic Actor

Foreword by Pierre Vimont, Secretary-General European External Action Service 1. Introduction: The EU as a Diplomatic Actor; Joachim A. Koops and Gjovalin Macaj 2. The EU as a Diplomatic Actor in the Post-Lisbon Era: Robust or Rootless Hybrid?; Michael H. Smith 3. EU Diplomacy in Global Governance: The Role of the EEAS; Knud Erik Jorgensen 4. Evaluating the Impact of EU Diplomacy: Pitfalls and Challenges; Yvonne Kleistra and Niels van Willigen 5. EU Diplomacy at the Individual Level: The Role and Impact of the EU Special Representatives; Dominik Tolksdorf 6. Speak Up! Getting the EU a Voice at the UN General Assembly; Fernando Andresen Guimaraes 7. The EU as a Coercive Diplomatic Actor? The EU-3 Initiative Towards Iran; Tom Sauer 8. The EU's Role and Performance within the G20 in the Area of Finance and Development; Peter Debaere 9. The EU as an International Trade Negotiator; Frank Hoffmeister 10. The EU as a Diplomatic Actor in the Field of Human Rights; Karen E. Smith 11. The European Union's Climate Change Diplomacy; Simon Schunz