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The EU's Power in Inter-Organisational Relations

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Authors:
  1. Hanna Ojanen

    1. School of Management, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

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  • Outlines when the EU has power over international organisations, and what kind of power it has
  • Contributes to our understanding of the EU as an international actor and to that of the evolution of the international system as a whole
  • Analyses three sets of empirical cases featuring concrete interaction between the EU, NATO and the UN

Part of the book series: The European Union in International Affairs (EUIA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Understanding Inter-organisational Relations: Substance and Toolbox

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 1-10

  3. Analysing Inter-organisational Relations

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 11-44

  4. Analysing the Power of the EU

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 45-76

  5. Analysing Power in Inter-organisational Relations

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 77-107

  6. Power at Work: Relevance and Tasks

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 109-135

  7. Power at Work: Relevance and Hierarchies

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 137-155

  8. Power at Work: Relevance and Image

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 157-187

  9. Conclusions and Implications

    • Hanna Ojanen
    Pages 189-202

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 203-231
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About this book

This book studies inter-organisational relations from a new angle: power. Drawing on examples that highlight how the EU relates to NATO and to the UN, it shows how consequential inter-organisational relations are for the functioning and nature of the organisations, and how important it is to detect the forms of power exerted in these relations. Power, for international organisations, is above all about relevance. In an era when the legitimacy and role of international organisations is increasingly questioned, the organisations have a growing concern for ensuring their continued relevance. Subsequently, the management of relevance is a central part of inter-organisational relations and becomes visible in the way organisations handle questions about their tasks, hierarchies and image. Clear and accessible, the book will appeal both to the growing scholarly community working on inter-organisational relations and to a variety of audiences including practitioners and scholars outside the field of international relations.

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“Relations between the EU and NATO have become the key to the future of Europe’s security. In this important and ambitious book, Hanna Ojanen situates these relations (to which she adds a third element, the UN) in the context of the theoretical literature on power in international organisations. Where hierarchy has always bedevilled these relationships, she demonstrates conclusively that interdependence of power, rather than “power over”, has become the crucial structuring variable.” (Jolyon Howorth, Yale University, USA)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Management, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

    Hanna Ojanen

About the author

Hanna Ojanen is Jean Monnet Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland. Previously Head of Research at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and Programme Director of the European Union research programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, she focuses on European integration, notably security and defence policy.

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