Settling it on the multi-level parliamentary field? A fields approach to interparliamentary cooperation in foreign and security policy
In: West European politics, Band 45, Heft 2, S. 262-285
ISSN: 1743-9655
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In: West European politics, Band 45, Heft 2, S. 262-285
ISSN: 1743-9655
In: Politics and governance, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 336-347
ISSN: 2183-2463
The global investment regime is a prime example of the so-called 'politicization beyond the state.' Investment agreements with an Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism have become contested in several corners of the globe, triggering a widespread reform process encompassing national, regional and multilateral levels. This article examines the consequences of this confluence of politicization processes, focusing on the European Union (EU) and two key venues of ISDS reform: the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Combining different strands of politicization literature in International Relations and Political Science, the article advances a nuanced conceptualisation of the institutional consequences of politicization that goes beyond a deepening/decline dichotomy. Instead, the article examines whether and how politicization generates 'authority shifts,' either through a vertical move between international and national levels; and/or through a horizontal recalibration between public and private forms of governance. The article argues that although the EU's initiative for global ISDS reform intended to rebalance public and private authority while strengthening its international character, the on-going reform processes at the UNCITRAL and the ECT may eventually lead to a (partial) dismantling of international authority.
The global investment regime is a prime example of the so-called 'politicization beyond the state.' Investment agreements with an Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism have become contested in several corners of the globe, triggering a widespread reform process encompassing national, regional and multilateral levels. This article examines the consequences of this confluence of politicization processes, focusing on the European Union (EU) and two key venues of ISDS reform: the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). Combining different strands of politicization literature in International Relations and Political Science, the article advances a nuanced conceptualisation of the institutional consequences of politicization that goes beyond a deepening/decline dichotomy. Instead, the article examines whether and how politicization generates 'authority shifts,' either through a vertical move between international and national levels; and/or through a horizontal recalibration between public and private forms of governance. The article argues that although the EU's initiative for global ISDS reform intended to rebalance public and private authority while strengthening its international character, the on-going reform processes at the UNCITRAL and the ECT may eventually lead to a (partial) dismantling of international authority.
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In: Journal of European integration, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 29-45
ISSN: 0703-6337
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In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
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In: Journal of European integration: Revue d'intégration européenne, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 29-45
ISSN: 1477-2280
In: Mediterranean politics, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 122-141
ISSN: 1354-2982, 1362-9395
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In: Mediterranean politics, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 122-141
ISSN: 1743-9418
In: West European politics, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 183-201
ISSN: 0140-2382
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In: West European politics, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 183-201
ISSN: 1743-9655
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 23, Heft 9, S. 1386-1405
ISSN: 1350-1763
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In: The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy, S. 241-261
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 23, Heft 9, S. 1386-1405
ISSN: 1466-4429
In: West European politics, Band 37, Heft 5, S. 957-975
ISSN: 1743-9655
In: West European politics, Band 37, Heft 5, S. 957-975
ISSN: 0140-2382
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