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SUMMARY:Transforming European diplomacy abroad: insights from Washington D
 .C - Dr Heidi Maurer\, Maastricht University\, the Netherlands
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CONTACT:Dr Karolina Pomorska
DESCRIPTION:The Lisbon Treaty changed EU representation abroad by upgradin
 g Commission delegations to comprehensive EU delegations and replacing the
  rotating presidency in coordinating EU member states. This paper investig
 ates the way in which those changes transform European diplomatic represen
 tation towards the US. Based on a field study and 45 semi-structured inter
 views\, it examines changing coordination patterns between EU member state
 s’ embassies and their interaction with the EU delegation in Washington.
 \n\nConsidering Washington´s political salience and its competitive diplo
 matic environment\, the results are surprising: both the increasingly inst
 itutionalized coordination system and the intensified role of the EU deleg
 ation are perceived positively\, although small and medium-sized embassies
  tend to profit far more from the new service-orientated approach. This tr
 end must not be mistaken\, however\, for a decline in bilateral diplomatic
  activity. Rather\, European diplomatic representation post-Lisbon is tran
 sforming into a multi-dimensional system\, based on regular and intense co
 ordination mechanisms between various European and EU actors.\n
LOCATION:Alison Richards Building\, 7 West Road (Sidgwick Site)\, Room: S2
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