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From indications to indicators: Measuring regional leadership in the UN context

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  • Drieskens, Edith
  • Van Genderen, Ruben
  • Reykers, Yf

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This paper explores the limits and opportunities of relying on voting data to measure regional leadership in the United Nations (UN) context. Choosing the European Union (EU)’s functioning at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) as case study, it shows that these opportunities are limited for various reasons, notably because of the functioning of both the former and the latter.

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  • Drieskens, Edith & Van Genderen, Ruben & Reykers, Yf, 2014. "From indications to indicators: Measuring regional leadership in the UN context," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 36(S1), pages 151-171.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jpolmo:v:36:y:2014:i:s1:p:s151-s171
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2013.10.004
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    Keywords

    UN; UNGA; EU; Regional leadership; Voting cohesion;
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    JEL classification:

    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making

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