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Sebastian Oberthür & Lisanne Groen (2017): ‘Explaining goal achievement in international negotiations: the EU and the Paris Agreement on climate change’, Journal of European Public Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2017.1291708. Use the following link for free access: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/64xkXFetC8dYzSxzRWgE/full ABSTRACT The Paris Agreement on climate change adopted in December 2015 reflects EU policy objectives to large extent. To find an explanation, we develop a general framework that incorporates both structural and actor-/process-related factors, paying particular attention to negotiation strategy and diplomacy. On this basis, we argue that the high level of EU goal achievement in Paris resulted from the interplay of (1) evolving international structures, (2) effective EU strategy fitting these structures and domestic politics, and (3) favourable situational circumstances. While the EU arguably pushed others to their limits, downscaled ambitions also meant that it accepted a Paris Agreement that is insufficient by itself and needs to be strengthened quickly. The application of our conceptual framework to the Paris Agreement demonstrates its added value and that it can build the basis of a fresh programme of work comparing the EU’s performance in international institutions/negotiations across time and policy fields. We hope you will enjoy the read! Kind regards, Lisanne and Sebastian Latest publications: Sebastian Oberthür & Lisanne Groen (2017): Explaining goal achievement in international negotiations: the EU and the Paris Agreement on climate change<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13501763.2017.1291708>, Journal of European Public Policy, DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2017.1291708 Sebastian Oberthür (2016), Reflections on Global Climate Politics Post Paris: Power, Interests and Polycentricity<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03932729.2016.1242256?journalCode=rspe20>, The International Spectator 51: 4 (doi: 10.1080/03932729.2016.1242256). Sebastian Oberthür (2016), Where to Go from Paris? The European Union in Climate Geopolitics<http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23340460.2016.1166332>, Global Affairs (DOI: 10.1080/23340460.2016.1166332). [cid:image001.png@01D2914C.A7D805A0] Prof. Dr. SEBASTIAN OBERTHÜR Environment and Sustainable Development M +32 (0)477 84 16 54 sebastian.oberth...@vub.be<mailto:jurgen.s...@vub.be> Pleinlaan 5 (1st floor) - 1050 Brussels - www.ies.be<http://www.ies.be/> [cid:image002.png@01D2914C.A7D805A0]<http://www.ies.be/> [cid:image003.png@01D2914C.A7D805A0] <https://www.facebook.com/IESBrussels> [cid:image004.png@01D2914C.A7D805A0] <https://twitter.com/IES_Brussels> [cid:image005.png@01D2914C.A7D805A0] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-european-studies-vrije-universiteit-brussel?> [cid:image006.png@01D2914C.A7D805A0] <https://www.youtube.com/user/IESBrussels/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
