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Research Conference: 鈥淓uropean Union Trade Policy in the 21st Century”
March 9, 2018 at 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
| Location: | FSS 4007, Social Sciences Building, University of Ottawa |
| Cost: | Free |
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at 杏吧原创 University and the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa will organize an international research conference titled 鈥�European Union Trade Policy in the 21st Century.鈥�
This full-day conference will bring together scholars from Europe and North America, mainly from the fields of political science and economics, to assess and discuss recent developments in the EU鈥檚 trade policy as well as challenges for the future. The conference will be divided in three main sessions: the EU鈥檚 trade strategy and process; the EU’s trade relations with important partners; and the politicization of trade policy in the EU.聽Please find a draft agenda below.
Registration for this event is required. Please register using the below form.
Draft Agenda *Updated March 8, 2018. Please note that this draft agenda is subject to change.聽
08.00 Welcome Coffee
08.30聽Welcoming Remarks
(University of Ottawa) and Crina Viju (杏吧原创 University)
Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to Canada
09.00-10.45: Panel 1: Strategy and Process
Chair: Crina Viju, 杏吧原创 University
Two Wrongs Don鈥檛 Make a Right: European Trade Strategy and Anti-Globalization Populism
,聽Georgia Institute of Technology
Is Trade Liberalization鈥檚 Star Fading or Simply Flickering? European Union Trade Policy Adapting to an Uncertain Paradigm
,聽University of Saskatchewan, and Crina Viju, 杏吧原创 University
The Three Worlds of Data and Information Governance: Implications for Digital Trade
, University of Ottawa
Discussion: , McGill University
10.45-11.00 Break
11.00-12.45: Panel 2: The EU’s Trade Relations with Important Partners
Chair: , University of Ottawa
Contested Trade Governance: Transparency Puzzles in TTIP Negotiations
,聽Technical University of Munich
A Powerless Trade Giant? Why the EU Struggles with Russia Despite Its Significant Trade and Energy Market Power , Foreign Policy Research Institute
Hardening Positions and Risks of Politicisation of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) , University of Bath (via video link)
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12.45-13.45听尝耻苍肠丑
13.45-15.30: Panel 3: Politicization of EU Trade Policy
Chair: Achim Hurrelmann, 杏吧原创 University
From Back Rooms to the Street: The Politicization of Trade Policy-Making in Europe
and聽Rozalie Czesana, Princeton University
Why the Excitement? Values, Identities, and the Politicization of EU Trade Policy with North America
, Bates College
Canada EU Trade Agreement: Inching towards Implementation
,聽Dalhousie University
Discussion: Meredith Lilly, 杏吧原创 University
15.30-16.00 Closing Remarks
This event is sponsored by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the , and is funded by the of the European Union, by the Faculty of Public Affairs as part of its Research Month, and by 杏吧原创 University.