Christina Eckes, University of Amsterdam

Christina Eckes is Professor of European Law at the University of Amsterdam and director of the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG).

"The book offers important insights into the interconnectedness between law and politics in the context of the EU's external relations and interactions between the EU and the member states. It brings a novel insight into a range of salient contemporary scholarly debates by discussing the EU's legitimacy and actorness. It draws attention to a neglected topic in EU studies by shedding light on the ways in which the EU's external actions affect its institutional and legal structures. Overall, the book offers an important contribution to the literature on EU law and politics." - Necibe Nevra Esentürk, International Relations Department, Yalova University, Turkey, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political

"In EU Powers Under External Pressure, Christina Eckes examines how the external actions taken by the European Union affect its own internal structures and the issues that may arise out of those effects [...] Eckes is very persuasive in her argument. She draws clear lines of causality from legal decisions to their effects on legal structures [... B]y highlighting the potential ways in which the European Union can overcome issues arising out of increased integrative effects and by showcasing the potential negative reactions from member states pushing for greater autonomy, EU Powers Under External Pressures gives readers something to keep an eye on in the development of pan-European institutions." - Zain Syedain, NYU Journal of International Law & Politics