Video Archives - Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics

Transatlantic Trade Video: Kyla Tienhaara on investor-state dispute settlement

jakerooke — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:54:18 +0000

In this new transatlantic trade video, Professor Kyla Tienhaara of Queen’s University discusses the role of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in trade agreements. This mechanism allows foreign investors to make claims for compensation from governments through a legally binding process outside of the domestic courts. She offers a critical analysis of the impact of ISDS on efforts by states to regulate in the interest of the public good, particularly in relation to the environment and climate change.

Professor Tienhaara notes the ISDS is an ad-hoc system, in which individuals who serve as a lawyer in one case can be a judge in another case. She argues that ISDS is a one-sided system without benefit to the public, as companies are allowed to bring claims against governments while governments are not allowed to bring claims against companies. She cites cases in the fossil fuel industry to demonstrate how claims through the ISDS have contributed to delaying governments from taking direct action against climate change.

is Canada Research Chair in Economy and Environment and Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Studies and the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University. Her research examines the intersection between environmental governance and the global economic system.

This is an installment of our Transatlantic Trade Video series. You can find more videos like this here.

Transatlantic Trade Video: Interview with Professor Siles-Brügge on expertise, emotion, and post-truth politics in trade debates

FREDERICKLAVOIE — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:40:30 +0000

Gabriel Siles-Brügge, of the University of Warwick, is one of the professors associated with the Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics. His scholarly work focuses on the politics of trade and investment agreements, with a focus on the EU and Brexit; his current work is particularly focused on the role of municipalities and emotions in trade governance.

On November 12th, 2020, he sat down for a video interview with Sarah Mansour to discuss the debate over the UK’s post-Brexit trade strategy, the realities of post-truth politics, and the use of expertise and emotion on both sides.

This is an installment of our Transatlantic Trade Video series. You can find more videos like this here.

Transatlantic Trade Video: Interview with Professor Atikcan on issue framing in referendums on complex topics

FREDERICKLAVOIE — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:15:08 +0000

Özlem Atikcan, of the University of Warwick, is one of the professors associated with the Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics. Her scholarly work combines a theoretical focus on political campaigns, issue framing, politicisation of trade agreements, transnational social movements, and diffusion with a regional focus on the European Union.

On November 19th, 2020, she sat down for a video interview with Sarah Mansour to discuss the importance of issue framing in referendums on complex topics — including EU Treaty reforms, international trade agreements, and Brexit.

This is an installment of our Transatlantic Trade Video series. You can find more videos like this here.

Transatlantic Trade Video: Interview with Professor Hurrelmann on Brexit, Canada’s European trade, and Canadian identity

FREDERICKLAVOIE — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:39:45 +0000

�Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Achim Hurrelmann is one of the professors associated with the Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics. His scholarly work focuses on political debates and controversies about European integration (in parliaments, the media, and among citizens), democracy and legitimacy in the European Union, as well as transatlantic relations (especially Canada-Europe relations).

On October 27th, 2020, he sat down for a socially-distanced interview with Sarah Mansour to discuss the consequences of Brexit on Canada’s trade relationship with the United Kingdom and the European Union, as well as its implications for Canada’s broader identity and foreign policy orientation.

The interview was recorded on October 27, 2020. On November 21, 2020, Canada and the United Kingdom announced a transitional trade agreement that protects some of the benefits of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) until a new Canada-UK trade agreement is negotiated.

This is an installment of our Transatlantic Trade Video series. You can find more videos like this here.