The EU as International Environmental Negotiator by Tom Delreux - 9781409411826

Taylor & Francis

This examination of the EU's participation in international environmental negotiations reveals the internal decision-making process behind multilateral environmental agreements. The book's empirical evidence is based on an extensive review of existing literature, primary and semi-confidential document research, as well as interviews with EU decision-makers. It is a valuable resource for readers interested in EU politics and decision-making, global/multilateral governance, environmental policy science and methodological development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis. > Delreux examines how the EU functions when it participates in international environmental negotiations. In particular, this book looks at the internal EU decision-making process with regard to international negotiations that lead to multilateral environmental agreements. By studying eight such decision-making processes, the book analyses how much negotiation autonomy (or 'discretion') the EU negotiator (the European.