Introduction: Assessing the EU's Performance in International Institutions - Conceptual Framework and Core Findings

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 599-620

  Jørgensen, Knud Erik ^a   Oberthür, Sebastian ^b   Shahin, Jamal ^b,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Effective multilateralism; effectiveness; European Union representation; external policy; international institutions; international organizations; international regimes; performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858637052     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2011.606681     Document Type: Article

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