This book examines the European Union (EU) coordination of the G7, G8 and G20 (Gx). The author comprehensively maps out the different coordination processes for each Gx forum and assesses the procedures used, the actors involved as well as the evolution of the Gx forum over time.

Peter Debaere is a post-doctoral researcher at the Ghent Institute for International Studies, Ghent University, Belgium. Previously, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research focuses on the relationship between the EU and the G7, G8 and G20, as well as on IMF reform.

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PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Introduction
1.1. Research approach
1.2. Structure of the book
2. The European Union and the Gx system
2.1. The Gx system: organization and relevance
2.2. The EU in the Gx
3. Analytical and conceptual framework
3.1. Defining EU coordination in international institutions
3.2. Explaining EU coordination in international institutions
3.3. Methods
PART II: MAPPING EU COORDINATION
4. EU coordination practices for the Gx system
4.1.G20
4.2. G8
4.3. G7
4.4. Diverging expectations about EU coordination
4.5. The European Parliament and the Gx
4.6. Concluding remarks
PART III: EXPLAINING EU COORDINATION
5. Introduction to the cases
5.1. G20 Finance
5.2. G20 Development
5.3. Other G20 cases
5.4. G8 Development
5.5. G8 Energy/climate
5.6. G7 Finance
6. Existing policies
6.1. G20 Finance
6.2. G20 Development
6.3. Other G20 cases
6.4. G8 Development
6.5. G8 Energy/climate
6.6. G7 Finance
6.7. Concluding remarks
7. Interests
7.1. G20 Finance
7.2. G20 Development
7.3. Other G20 cases
7.4. G8 Development
7.5. G8 Energy/climate
7.6. G7 Finance
7.7. Concluding remarks
8. Competences
8.1. G20 Finance
8.2. G20 Development
8.3. Other G20 cases
8.4. G8 Development
8.5. G8 Energy/climate
8.6. G7 Finance
8.7. Concluding remarks
9. Relevance
9.1. G20 Finance
9.2. G20 Development
9.3. Other G20 cases
9.4. G8 Development
9.5. G8 Energy/climate
9.6. G7 Finance
9.7. Concluding remarks
10. EU influence
10.1. G20 Finance
10.2. G20 Development
10.3. Other G20 cases
10.4. G8 Development
10.5. G8 Energy/climate
10.6. G7 Finance
10.7. Concluding remarks
11. Gx organization
11.1. G20 Finance
11.2. G20 Development
11.3. Other G20 cases
11.4. G8 Development
11.5. G8 Energy/climate
11.6. G7 Finance
11.7. Concluding remarks
PART IV: CONCLUSION
12. Towards an explanatory framework
12.1. To what extent does the EU coordinate for the Gx?
12.2. How to explain EU coordination for the Gx?
12.3. Constructing causal paths
12.4. General reflections
12.5. Areas for further research
Appendix List of interviews
Bibliography
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