The European Union in a Multipolar World ― World Trade, Global Governance and the Case of the Wto

The world of today is witnessing the rise of new powers capable of wielding influence in both global markets and global governance. Multilateralism has become increasingly difficult, yet never more important, and diplomacy has a renewed significance. This is an emerging multipolar world. Presenting a critical overview of what an emerging multipolarity means for the world's foremost global trading bloc and economic power - the European Union (EU) - Megan Dee offers new insights into how the rise of the emerging economies has specifically impacted the EU's role in the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) Doha Round. Revealing the EU as a pragmatic actor, adjusting to the challenges of multipolarity in the WTO through the adoption of new and emerging roles, this book presents the case for the EU as a power in transformation driven by growth and competitiveness, and which has responded practically and realistically to the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

Megan Dee is Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick, UK. With a focus on the bargaining and diplomacy within systems of global governance, her research addresses the role and performance of the European Union within multilateral negotiations across policy fields.