Written by a broad range of international experts, The European Union and Global Engagement discusses the role of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty and the economic crisis. The book presents crucial insights into the interplay between EU internal developments and its global engagement.

Contents: 1. The European Union Today: Between Peace and Crisis PART I: INSTITUTIONS 2. The Institutional Structure of the EU after the Lisbon Treaty Nicolas Levrat 3. European Legal Integration: Processes, Difficulties, Achievements Normann Witzleb 4. The European Union after the Global Financial Crisis: Consequences and Reactions David Mayes PART II: POLICIES 5. The Third Era of the Common Agricultural Policy: Parliamentary Politics meet Globalization Christilla Roederer-Rynning 6. Human Rights in the European Union: The Challenge of People on the Move Heli Askola 7. ‘Social Europe’ Janine Goetschy 8. EU Trade Policy after the Lisbon Treaty: The Community Method at Work Youri Devuyst 9. Environmental Policy in the EU: Through Integration to Sustainability Alfonso Martínez Arranz 10. The EU’s Energy Policy: Two-track Development Evan Thompson PART III: GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT 11. The EU and its Post-communist Neighbours: EU Enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy Milenko Petrovic and Malgorzata Klatt 12. Continental Drift: The Transatlantic Divide over International Security Rémy Davison 13. Dysfunctional Relations? Asian Stakeholder Views on the EU Natalia Chaban, Martin Holland and Lai Suet-yi 14. China and the EU: High Hopes, Clear Conflicts Alfonso Martínez Arranz and Gudrun Wacker 15. Antipodean Antipathy: Australia’s Relations with the European Union Katrina Stats Index