1st Edition
NGOs and Global Trade Non-state voices in EU trade policymaking
Introduction. 1. Contesting cosmopolitan Europe 2. The evolution of EU trade politics—agency, competency, and decision-making processes 3. Prescription for influence? NGOs and the EU’s TRIPS and access to medicines negotiations 4. Too thirsty to keep fighting? NGOs and the EU’s quest for water services liberalization 5. Where to from here?
Biography
Erin Hannah is Associate Professor of Political Science at King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. She is an international political economist specializing in global governance, trade, sustainable development, poverty and inequality, global civil society, and European Union trade politics. She has published articles in Journal of International Economic Law, Journal of Civil Society, Journal of World Trade, Politics, and Third World Quarterly. She is co-editor (with James Scott and Silke Trommer) of the book Expert Knowledge in Global Trade (Abingdon, Routledge, 2015).
This is an outstanding book, one of the clearest analyses of NGOs trying to influence the current world of multilevel governance. It is must reading for any student of the global trade system, the EU, and global governance in general.' - Craig Murphy, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, The University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
‘Erin Hannah sheds much light on the complex role of non-governmental organizations in promoting progressive policies across integrating markets. Based on extensive research inside contemporary Europe, her accessible analysis highlights the limits of the most ambitious advocacy strategies. Pushing those limits remains possible, but success depends upon subtlety, persistence, and patience. NGO leaders, and anyone interested in their important work, should read this splendid book.’ - Louis W. Pauly, Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada
'This important book reaches a dismal conclusion – wildly successful NGO campaigning in the EU has only marginally impacted on trade policy. But, it is not a counsel of despair – potential routes out of this global epistemic logjam are identified and elaborated. Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the contemporary limits to NGO campaigning.' - David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester, UK
'NGOs and Global Trade powerfully challenges assumptions that 'civil society' always paves the way to a more equitable global economy. Yet out of this sobering analysis also come pointers for more progressive trade politics in the future.' - Jan Aart Scholte, Professor in the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
