Seminar: TTIP, CETA and Co: negotiation and contention of transnational free trade agreements
Prof. Dr. Sabrina Zajak
16 - 18 Uhr,
Dienstag
| Veranstaltungs-Nr. | 080370 |
| Ort | GC 03/46 |
| Beginn | 12.04.2016 |
The negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have triggered one of the biggest protest events in Germany in many years. This seminar looks into the content of the debate, actors and processes of negotiations, as well as its counter mobilization. It pays particular attention in how far the negotiations reconfigure trade policy in the EU, which is known for being the most undemocratic policy field within the European Union due to the lack of transparency of behind closed doors negotiations. But the seminar also goes beyond the individual case of the EU-US negotiations and gives an overview on the development of trade negotiations in Europe (including with countries such as China, South Korea, or South Africa) and the attempts of different non-state actors (business, trade unions, social movements) to impact these negotiations. Following questions will be discussed: How did the trade policy field in Europe evolve? In how far did it democratize? What are the strategies and contents in past and ongoing trade negotiations? How are issues of trade, labor, and sustainability linked? What kind of actors try to impact the negotiations and how? How can we explain the differences in the impact of non-state actors on bilateral negotiations?
Einführende Lektüre:
- De Ville, Ferdi. "TTIP: The Truth about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership." (2016).politic press.
- Priska Daphi, Sebastian Haunss Moritz Sommer, Wolfgang Stuppert, Simon Teune und Sabrina Zajak (2015): Für Demokratie und gegen die Macht der Konzerne. Motive und Merkmale der Teilnehmenden der Demonstration. "TTIP & CETA stoppen. Für einen gerechten Welthandel!" am 10. Oktober in Berlin. Ein Forschungsbericht.