The EU's Power in Inter-Organisational Relations

by Hanna Ojanen

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137409072
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	11/28/2017
Series:	The European Union in International Affairs
Edition description:	1st ed. 2018
Pages:	231
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Understanding inter-organisational relations: substance and toolbox.- Chapter 2 Analysing inter-organisational relations.- Chapter 3 Analysing the power of the EU.- Chapter 4 Analysing power in inter-organisational relations.- Chapter 5 Power at work: relevance and tasks.- Chapter 6.- Power at work: relevance and hierarchies.- Chapter 7 Power at work: relevance and image.- Chapter 8 Conclusions and implications.

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From the Publisher

“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)