The EC as an international corporate actor: Two case studies in economic diplomacy

In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 15, Heft 4, S. 437-457

Abstract

Abstract. Within the arena of international politics the European Community sometimes acts as an actor, but sometimes it does not. As is shown in this article:'traditional' European‐integration approaches fail to explain this. The authors introduce an actor concept which seems to overcome such shortcomings. This approach is applied to a study of two action domains of the EC: one on chemicals control policies and non‐tariff trade barriers, and the other on the Multi‐Fibre Agreements.