The European Union and the Social Dimension of Globalization: How the Eu Influences the World

ISBN-13: 9780415466943 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 250 str.

Jan Orbie;Lisa Tortell

Opis

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the European Union's social role in the world, assessing the EU's ability to shape the social aspect of globalization from both law and political science perspectives. Focusing explicitly on the EU, the authors address the extent of coherence between the Union's international social objectives compared with the activities of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with other EU foreign policy goals. Various dimensions of Europe's global social role are addressed, including:

• the social dimension of EU trade relations
• the involvement of civil society in EU development policies
• the linkage between the EU's internal and external 'social model'
• the export of Europe's social acquis through enlargement and neighbourhood policies
• the EU's international position on health, gender equality, children's rights, and corporate social responsibility
• the role of the Union in the ILO

The European Union and the Social Dimension of Globalization will be of strong interest to students and researchers in EU studies, Globalization studies, and Social Policy.

This book concerns the nature of the European Union and its external role in relation to social issues raised by globalisation. In essence, this involves the ways in which the EU influences, both directly and indirectly, the rest of the world in relation to the social component of globalisation. Globalisation is often portrayed as an economic phenomenon benefiting only a small percentage of the world’s population at the expense, largely, of the more socially excluded members of developing countries. It addresses the social side to the economic phenomenon: the effects on people and societies of the globalisation of economic systems internationally. It intends to be a first exploratory look at this rather innovative topic, providing an overview of the key areas. It aims to be comprehensive in its coverage, including both theoretical and empirical approaches and the perspectives from different disciplines.

The book will capture the interest of those with an interest in European Union affairs, as well as those interested in globalisation, social issues or human rights.

Spis treści

1. From The Social Clause To The Social Dimension Of Globalization Jan Orbie And Lisa Tortell  2. In Search Of A Coherent Social Policy: EU Import And Export Of Ilo Labour Standards? Tonia Novitz 3. EU Enlargement And Social Standards: Exporting The European Social Model? Maarten Keune  4. The Social Dimension Of Eu Neighbourhood Policies Sieglinde Gstöhl  5. EU-ILO Relations: Between Regional And Global Governance Ailish Johnson  6. Writing A New Normative Standard? Eu Member States And Ilo Conventions Robert Kissack  7. The EU And The ILO Maritime Labour Convention: ‘In Our Common Interest And In The Interest Of The World’ Lisa Tortell, Rudi Delarue And Jeffrey Kenner  8. The EU And The Health Dimension Of Globalization: Playing The World Health Organization Card Sebastien Guigner  9. The Social Dimension Of EU Trade Policies Jan Orbie, Myriam Gistelinck And Bart Kerremans  10. The European Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy: A Pole Of Excellence? Olga Martin-Ortega And Muzaffer Eroglu  11. Lobbying The EU For Gender-Equal Development Petra Debusscher And Jacqui True  12. Civil Society And EU Development Policies In Africa And Latin America An Huybrechts And Rafael Peels 13. The EU’s International Promotion Of The Rights Of The Child Ian Manners

O autorze

Jan Orbie researches and teaches on European Union external relations at the Centre for EU Studies in Ghent University, Belgium.

Lisa Tortell researches on employment and human rights law at DINÂMIA – Research Centre for Socio-Economic Change, Lisbon.