The Centre for European Studies has been selected to host a new Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics. In addition to 杏吧原创 University, the Network includes partners at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), Bates College (US), Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg (Austria), and the University of Warwick (UK). The Network is supported by a grant of 鈧�299,929 (approximately $465,000 CAD) from the .
The Network seeks to investigate why trade relations between the European Union (EU) and its transatlantic partners have become more contentious in recent years, and how this politicization impacts EU trade policy as it addresses critical challenges in the second decade of the 21st century. The work program of the Network is structured around four key themes: (1) politicization of trade relations 鈥� explanations, manifestations, implications; (2) transatlantic trade in the context of global trade challenges; (3) the reconfiguration of transatlantic trade relations after Brexit, and (4) trade policy and climate change.
The Network will run for three years (2020-2023). It will organize workshops, produce scholarly publications, and facilitate exchanges between the participating universities. It will foster transnational connections between students through a summer school and virtual links between classrooms. It will also engage in activities that make research findings relevant to policy makers, business, and civil society. It will thus enhance informed public discourse about the politics of transatlantic trade.
The Network is coordinated by CES Co-Director Achim Hurrelmann. Other lead scholars include Joan DeBardeleben (杏吧原创 University), Crina Viju-Miljusevic (杏吧原创 University), (University of Antwerp), (Jacques Delors Institute Paris), (Bates College), (Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg), (Paris-Lodron-University of Salzburg), (University of Warwick), and (University of Warwick).