STRATEGIA E STORIA DELLE RELAZIONI COMMERCIALI

Course Structure

• ISTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

  The Political Science module 'Strategy of International Trade' relies upon active learning. Alongside traditional academic lectures, students are involved in class debate and critical analysis of readings. Students are invited to read beforehand the selected texts. Students are also required to prepare individual or group presentations on topics such as euro-lobbying, EU-USA trade relations, TTIP failed negotiations, the 'protectionist turn' of Tumpism, etc.

Detailed Course Content

• ISTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

  The Political Science module 'Strategy of International Trade' seeks to analyse the governance of international trade, focusing in particular on state and non-state actors (EU, International Organizations and NGOs) that play a relevant role on the global scale. Significant dynamics of global trade, relations among major trade global powers - including the EU, processes of transformation of the global trade system. The key goal of this teaching module is to understand international trade via a strong theoretical approach.

  Main topics:

  - global trade actors (including EU and WTO);

  - interest groups and lobbying, especially on the European Commission;

  - the EU as a normative power;

  - the EU as a market power Europe.

  Students are strongly encouraged to illustrate these topics in class.

Textbook Information

• ISTITUTIONS AND GOVERNANCE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

  Compoulsory readings, a sample. These readings are available on studium and can also be downloaded from the UNICT library. Schedule: Lecture 1: Illustration of the syllabus, course's objectives, teaching methods and final evaluation. Lecture 2-10: The EU as trade power (Damro, Meunier & Nicolaidis), WTO and multilateral negotiations (Young), the politicization of EU international trade (Schimmelfennig, Young), the role of the European Commission (Young), the current crisis of multilateralism (Young), euro-lobbying (Kohler Koch & Friedrich), civil society organizations, the power of ideas, EU-USA relations: TTIP negotiations, trade war, the ‘protectionist turn’ of Donald Trump's trade policy (Aggestam & Hyde-Price). 2. Lebond, P. and Viju-Miljusevic, C. (2019), ‘EU trade policy in the twenty-first century: change, continuity and challenges’, Journal of European Public Policies, 26(12): 1836-1846. 3. Damro Chad (2012), ‘Market power Europe’, Journal of European Public Policy, 19:5, 682-699. 4. Kelemen Daniel R. (2020), ‘The European Union's authoritarian equilibrium’, Journal of European Public Policy, 27:3, 481-499. 5. Young Alasdair R. (2017), ‘European trade policy in interesting times’, Journal of European Integration, 39:7, 909-923. 6. Meunier Sophie & Nicolaidis Kalypso (2019), ‘The Geopoliticization of European Trade and Investment Policy’, JCMS, Annual Review, 57, S1: 103-113 7. Schimmelfennig Frank (2020), ‘Politicisation management in the European Union’, Journal of European Public Policy, 27:3, 342-361. 8. Young Alasdair R. (2019), ‘Where’s the demand? Explaining the EU’s surprisingly constructive response to adverse WTO rulings’, Journal of European Integration, 41:1, 9-27. 9. Kohler‐Koch Beate & Friedrich David A. (2019), ‘Business Interest in the EU: Integration without Supranationalism?’, in JCMS, 58:2, 455-471. 10. Aggestam Lisbeth & Hyde-Price Adrian (2019), ‘Double Trouble: Trump, Transatlantic Relations and European Strategic Autonomy’, JCMS, 57 Annual Review, 114-127. Lezioni 11-18: Students' presentations (individually or in small groups).