Een paradijs waait uit de storm (Thomas Decreus)
In: Samenleving en politiek: Sampol ; tijdschrift voor en democratisch socialisme, Band 20, Heft 7, S. 108-109
ISSN: 1372-0740
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In: Samenleving en politiek: Sampol ; tijdschrift voor en democratisch socialisme, Band 20, Heft 7, S. 108-109
ISSN: 1372-0740
In: Samenleving en politiek: Sampol ; tijdschrift voor en democratisch socialisme, Band 19, Heft 10, S. 25-32
ISSN: 1372-0740
In: Journal of European integration, Band 34, Heft 1, S. 37-53
ISSN: 0703-6337
World Affairs Online
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 19, Heft 5, S. 700-718
ISSN: 1350-1763
World Affairs Online
In: Samenleving en politiek: Sampol ; tijdschrift voor en democratisch socialisme, Band 18, Heft 5, S. 73-81
ISSN: 1372-0740
In: Samenleving en politiek: Sampol ; tijdschrift voor en democratisch socialisme, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 64-71
ISSN: 1372-0740
In: Internationale spectator, Band 62, Heft 2, S. 89-92
ISSN: 0020-9317
In: Global Reordering
In this book, Ferdi De Ville and Mattias Vermeiren examine the linkages between the economic crisis in the euro area and the rise of Brazil, India and China (BICs) in the global monetary and trading system. Drawing on the insights of the comparative capitalism literature, the authors show that the latter development has been a key source of the escalation of trade imbalances in the euro area, which are widely seen as an important cause of the financial and economic crisis in the region. By pointing to the external source of these imbalances and the divergent institutional capacity of the euro area countries to deal with the intensified competition associated with the rise of the BICs, De Ville and Vermeiren go beyond the focus on the divergence in unit labor costs as the driving force of these imbalances. As such, this book provides a comprehensive policy critique of the EUℓ́ℓs export-led growth strategy based on declining unit labor costs.
In: The international spectator: a quarterly journal of the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy, Band 54, Heft 1, S. 16-30
ISSN: 0393-2729
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In: Politics and governance, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 16-28
ISSN: 2183-2463
Transparency has been a central issue in the debate regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), especially on the side of the European Union (EU). The lack of transparency in the negotiating process has been one of the main criticisms of civil society organizations (CSOs). The European Commission (EC) has tried to gain support for the negotiations through various 'transparency initiatives'. Nonetheless, criticism by CSOs with regard to TTIP in general and the lack of transparency in specific remained prevalent. In this article, we explain this gap between various transparency initiatives implemented by the EC in TTIP and the expectations on the side of European CSOs. We perform a content analysis of position papers on transparency produced by CSOs, mainly in response to a European Ombudsman consultation, complemented by a number of official documents and targeted interviews. We find that the gap between the TTIP transparency initiatives and the expectations of CSOs can be explained by different views on what constitutes legitimate trade governance, and the role of transparency, participation, and accountability herein.
Transparency has been a central issue in the debate regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), especially on the side of the European Union (EU). The lack of transparency in the negotiating process has been one of the main criticisms of civil society organizations (CSOs). The European Commission (EC) has tried to gain support for the negotiations through various 'transparency initiatives'. Nonetheless, criticism by CSOs with regard to TTIP in general and the lack of transparency in specific remained prevalent. In this article, we explain this gap between various transparency initiatives implemented by the EC in TTIP and the expectations on the side of European CSOs. We perform a content analysis of position papers on transparency produced by CSOs, mainly in response to a European Ombudsman consultation, complemented by a number of official documents and targeted interviews. We find that the gap between the TTIP transparency initiatives and the expectations of CSOs can be explained by different views on what constitutes legitimate trade governance, and the role of transparency, participation, and accountability herein.
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In: Res publica: politiek-wetenschappelijk tijdschrift van de Lage Landen ; driemaandelijks tijdschrift, Band 54, Heft 1, S. 27-39
ISSN: 0486-4700
In: Journal of European integration, Band 38, Heft 3, S. 279-294
ISSN: 0703-6337
World Affairs Online
In: X-Texte zu Kultur und Gesellschaft
Like no other negotiations in recent history, the bilateral agreements on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP for short), split public opinion. This book analyzes the arguments of proponents and opponents, and takes a critical look at the underlying political motives and consequences of TTIP, beyond the headlines about chlorine hens, hormone meat and private arbitration courts. A neoliberal agenda becomes visible which carries out the process which was long ago set in motion, of a `deep liberalization', which does not just radicalize trade policies, but along with this, further facilitates a depoliticization and economization of the classical fields of politics. The great protests against TTIP in civil society however conceal an opportunity to pull trade policy out of the backrooms of the technocrats, and to repoliticize it.
In: European journal of risk regulation: EJRR ; at the intersection of global law, science and policy, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 290-294
ISSN: 2190-8249
The impact of TTIPleaks on the negotiations of and debate about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has been more limited than its name and announcement would lead us to expect. This is, first, because the leaked 'consolidated documents' only show the European Union's (EU) and United States' (US) positions on a number of negotiating areas but does not unveil concessions made by either side in the pursuit of a compromise. Therefore, it contains little surprising information for observers of the negotiations. But a second reason for the lack of uproar is that for only about half of the expected chapters in TTIP a text has been leaked, either because there is no consolidated text yet for the other issues in the negotiations or because Greenpreace did not get hold of it. One of the chapters lacking in the TTIPleaks is on 'Trade and Sustainable Development'. This is an interesting issue area because the advocates often argue that this chapter will help ensure that TTIP upholds and strengthens social and environmental standards.