Professor Elaine Fahey 
Framing Convergence with the Global Legal Order [PDF ebook] 
The Eu and the World

This interdisciplinary book explores the concept of convergence of the EU with the global legal order. It captures the actions, law-making and practice of the EU as a cutting-edge actor in the world promoting convergence »against the grain». In a dynamic »twist» the book uses methodology to reflect upon some of the most dramatically changing dimensions of current global affairs.
Questions explored include: who and what are the subjects and objects of convergence as to the EU and the world? How do »court-centric» and less »court-centric» approaches differ? Can we use political science and international relations as »service tools»?
Four key themes are probed:
– framing EU convergence;
– global trade against convergence;
– the EU as the exceptional internationalist; and
– positioning convergence through methodology.