Jan Orbie (EDT), Lisa Tortell (EDT) European Union and the Social Dimension of Globalization

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This volume provides a comprehensive account of the European Union's social role in the world, assessing the EU's ability to shape the social aspect of globalization from both law and political science perspectives. Focusing explicitly on the EU, the authors address the extent of coherence between the Union's international social objectives compared with the activities of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and with other EU foreign policy goals. Various dimensions of Europe's global social role are addressed, including: the social dimension of EU trade relationsthe involvement of civil society in EU development policiesthe linkage between the EU's internal and external 'social model'the export of Europe's social acquis through enlargement and neighbourhood policiesthe EU's international position on health, gender equality, children's rights, and corporate social responsibilitythe role of the Union in the ILOThe European Union and the Social Dimension of Globalization will be of strong interest to students and researchers in EU studies, Globalization studies, and Social Policy.