The European Union as an International Organization: a Study in the Context of its Structure, Organization Form, and Administration Functions

Abstract

This study explains the structure, organization style, and administration functions of the European Union (EU) are a confederal union economically and politically. In this regard, the study aims to explain the effects of the European Union's qualifications as creating a substantial balance of power internationally and being a supranational customs union on the EU's political structure and administrative functions. The scope of the study is limited to examining the historical development and institutional structure of the EU and the administration philosophy of the EU and its affiliated institutions. The importance of the study is directly related to the contribution to the literature of examining and scrutinizing the reflections of the EU's economic and political unity in the public policy making processes. As a finding that is deductible from the study, it is sayable that the administration style of the EU is compatible with the globalization policies and even its pioneer. The research questions of the study are what the contributions of the European Union to the globalization process and how EU’s administrative structure is updated according to this process. Within the pro-active structure of the globalization process, the EU has been the carrier of this process psychologically, socially, economically and politically. Therefore, it is sayable that the hypothesis that there is a positive correlation between the establishment and development process of the EU and the globalization process is verifiable in terms of management, organization and working mentality.