The Language of World Trade Politics

Unpacking the Terms of Trade

Klaus Dingwerth, Clara Weinhardt (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

218 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-47983-8 (ISBN)

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This book asks two broad questions: how and by whom have the meanings of different terms used to describe, challenge and defend global trade politics been constructed?

Outcomes in major multilateral trade negotiations are conventionally explained as resulting from interests weighted by (trading) power. Offering a different overview of the concepts we use to talk about the international trade regime, this edited collection puts the ideational foundation of world trade politics centre stage, and critically examines the terms in which we make sense of world trade politics.

The concepts used to make sense of world trade politics are often employed strategically, making some aspects of reality visible and others invisible. Reflecting upon ten key concepts from ‘trade’ itself to ‘protectionism’ and ‘justice’, this book poses two broad questions: first, how and by whom have the meanings of different terms used to describe, challenge and defend world trade politics been constructed? Second, how have the individual terms changed over time, and with what consequences? The editors and contributors draw on a broad range of theoretical approaches, from post-structuralism or cognitivism to normative theory, shedding new light on why certain trade issues and agendas win out over others, who benefits from the current system of trade governance, and what contemporary challenges the World Trade Organization faces. In doing so, the book speaks to a growing and diverse constructivist literature in International Political Economy.

This book will be of interest to scholars, students and policy professionals working within International Relations, International Political Economy and economics.

Klaus Dingwerth is Professor in Political Science with a Focus on the Political Theory of the Globalized and Digital Society at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi). Clara Weinhardt is a Lecturer in International Relations at the Hertie School of Governance and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi).

1. The Language of World Trade Politics: Introduction 2. Trade 3. Protectionism 4. Foreign Direct Investment 5. Multilateralism 6. Democracy 7. Civil Society 8. Coherence 9. Development 10. Environment 11. Justice

Erscheinungsdatum	19.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
Zusatzinfo	5 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	472 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
ISBN-10	1-138-47983-7 / 1138479837
ISBN-13	978-1-138-47983-8 / 9781138479838
Zustand	Neuware