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