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Negotiating Trade in Uncertain Worlds - Misperception and Contestation in Eu-West Africa Relations

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This book shows how a constructivist account of bargaining sheds new light on the emergence of impasse situations in international trade negotiations. It uncovers the subtle ways in which misperceptions - and the problems of overcoming them - complicate negotiations. It brings to the forefront misperceptions and sticky beliefs that complicate trade talks between the Global South and the Global North.
Empirically, the book examines the recent negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union (EU) and West Africa (2002-2014). In doing so, it enriches the study of negotiations of development-oriented trade agreements in the context of a major North-South partnership. By exploring a constructivist perspective on game theory, the author uncovers how the repeated impasse situations followed from the different "games" both sides expected to be playing. The author shows that such misperceptions endured because they reflected deep-seated normative disagreements not only over the effects of neo-liberal trade reforms, but also over how to structure EU - Africa post-colonial trade relations in the 21st century. Comparing and contrasting both sides' divergent perspectives helps us to see how trade negotiations are never just about economic interests, but also about the (re)negotiation of the values and ideas that structure state interaction. The book draws on a large set of qualitative primary data on EU-West Africa trade negotiations.
Negotiating trade in uncertain worlds will be of great interest to students and scholars of international relations, international political economy, international trade, international negotiations, EU external relations, EU-Africa cooperation, economic diplomacy, international relations of the developing world, and North-South cooperation.

List of contents

Introduction. 1.Negotiating in uncertain worlds: on the different games states play. 2.The impasse in EPA negotiations. 3.Misperceiving the rules of the game: EPA negotiations 2002-2007. 4.Contesting the rules of the game: EPA negotiations 2008-2012. 5.Conclusion.

About the author

Clara Weinhardt is an Assistant Professor in International Relations at Maastricht University and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute. Her research focuses on global governance and international negotiations, with a focus on North-South relations in trade. She completed her PhD in International Relations at the University of Oxford; her work appeared among others in International Studies Quarterly and the Journal of Common Market Studies.

Summary

This book shows how a constructivist account of bargaining sheds new light on the emergence of impasse situations in international negotiations. It brings to the forefront misperceptions and sticky beliefs that complicate trade talks between the Global South and the Global North.

Product details

Authors Clara Weinhardt, Clara (Maastricht University Weinhardt
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.12.2021
 
EAN 9781032239439
ISBN 978-1-0-3223943-9
No. of pages 232
Series Global Institutions
Subjects Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, Politics & government, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Politics and government

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