The EU’s role in international environmental negotiations : ambitions, diplomatic activities and influence
(2022)
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- Delreux, Tom
- Abstract
- This dissertation studies the role of the EU in three environmental forums: the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions and the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA). The project focuses on three dimensions of that role: the ambition of the EU’s positions in terms of environmental protection, the diplomatic activities conducted by the EU, and the influence of the EU on the outcome of the negotiations. It answers the following research question: What role does the EU have in international environmental negotiations and how can variation in this role be explained? The overall research question is addressed in two parts, applying a mixed-method design. I combine one quantitative with several qualitative measures. The first part focuses on developing a typology of roles and mapping the EU’s roles. The second part of the dissertation explains the EU’s ambition, diplomatic activity and influence. Taken together, the two parts of this dissertation make several contributions to the literature. Empirically, this dissertation shows that the EU is a reformist leader in environmental negotiations which usually defends ambitious positions, is diplomatically active and appears influential. This observation holds true in all three environmental forums. Theoretically, this dissertation provides novel insights into role theory. Contrary to the general assumption of role theory that ego and alter perceptions would differ, my research does not identify substantial differences between the two perspectives.
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Pipart, F. (2022). The EU’s role in international environmental negotiations : ambitions, diplomatic activities and influence. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/106271