This collection of chapters constitutes a highly valuable and
informed input to the debate on the European Union's present and
potential role in the shaping of our common future. Together, the
contributors take a comprehensive perspective covering legal,
political and economic imbalances in the world that are of acute
relevance for the possibilities to effectively tackle challenges
common to us all, such as climate change, poverty, trafficking and
the supply of scarce fundamental commodities. To what extent can
the European Union be a constructive force in ameliorating these
imbalances, and thereby in world politics, and how ought it to
proceed?' - Per Cramer, University of Gothenburg, Sweden'The
international dimension of the EU's activities is under-researched
and often poorly understood. This book, drawing on a range of
disciplinary perspectives and bringing together a range of authors
from the Nordic countries, provides a timely and well-thought-out
exposition of the challenges the EU faces in the world.' - Iain
Begg, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK The EU's
Role in Fighting Global Imbalances looks at the role of the
European Union in addressing some of the greatest challenges of our
time: poverty, protectionism, climate change, and human
trafficking. The recent crisis has depleted the Union s economic
and political resources. At the same time the Union is, like never
before, expected to confront these global challenges on the world
political arena, where new regional power centres are establishing
themselves. Based on a broad and interdisciplinary understanding of
the concept of global imbalances, this book argues that these
challenges follow from pervasive global imbalances, which at root
are economic, political, and legal in character. Contributions from
ten leading scholars in the fields of economics, law, and political
science provide in-depth analyses of three key dimensions of EU
foreign policy, namely: the internal challenges facing the EU, as
its 28 member countries struggle to coordinate their actions; the
external challenges facing the EU on the global arena, in areas
where global imbalances are particularly pervasive, and where
measures taken by the Union can have an important impact; and the
EUs performance on the global arena, in the eyes of other key
actors. This policy-oriented, interdisciplinary volume offers real
insight into the European Union and its role in global affairs and
will appeal to academics and policy-makers alike. Contributors: L.
Aggestam, A.Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, A. Bigsten, S. Bogojevi , O.
Elgstroem, M. Henrekson, A. Jonsson Cornell, A. Kokko, M.
Martensson, A. Moberg, L. Oxelheim, T. Persson, T. Sanandaji, A.
Schmidt-Felzmann
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