Transformations in Global Economic Governance: Integration via Free Trade Agreements

研讨会系列旨在产生新的研究、建立网络、促进能力建设和用户参与，提供一个跨学科的论坛，供辩论和讨论：(A)通过自贸协定实现区域一体化的监管、经济和社会方面的问题；(B)自贸协定给伙伴国带来什么；(C)欧盟、美国和亚洲自贸协定活动的现状。通过提供广泛的研讨会，重点是区域贸易协定的具体主题、其影响和迈向共同监管框架的行动，我们建议与来自世界各地的学者、职业早期和知名研究人员接触，创建新的研究网络，在现有工作的基础上发展，并接触和聚集利益攸关方，即政策制定者、中小企业和民间社会团体，他们对亚洲、欧盟和美洲正在谈判的自由贸易协定感兴趣。研讨会系列主要集中于：第一，了解自由贸易协定背后的原理以及欧盟、美国和亚洲自由贸易协定如何相互作用；第二，正在谈判的自由贸易协定如何影响全球各国政府和商业环境的政策选择；第三，全面概述双边自由贸易协定向共同监管制度的转变可能如何决定未来的全球贸易监管规则。研讨会1重点介绍了自由贸易协定的总体趋势。讨论的主要问题包括：发展自贸协定的理由，以及为各国谈判自贸协定提供动力的最新事态发展。欧盟和美国如何推动亚洲的自贸协定谈判？自贸协定的经济和社会影响是什么？在制定贸易政策议程时，内外部环境是否重要？谈判的动力是由建构主义还是新现实主义的国际关系框架驱动的？(研讨会地点：基尔)研讨会2着眼于欧盟与亚洲和美国谈判自由贸易协定的理由。这包括对自由贸易协定的社会、经济、政治、地缘政治和政治经济方面的讨论，以及贸易协定如何成为“全球欧洲”战略和外交政策的组成部分。(研讨会地点：伦敦)研讨会3全面分析了亚洲自贸协定及其理论基础，并就推动该地区自贸协定谈判的因素发表了评论。这揭示了亚洲和欧洲全球生产网络之间日益增长的相互联系，并解释了为什么印度不像(中国和东盟)能够从区域价值链中受益。它还解决了印度公司如何融入自由贸易协定生产链活动的问题。(研讨会地点：新德里)研讨会4着眼于欧盟和美国之间正在进行的双边自由贸易协定谈判的进展情况。这些研讨会评估了谈判的现状，并对正在进行的谈判中出现的有争议的问题发表了评论。它还探讨了跨大西洋伙伴关系如何以及为什么受到贸易伙伴之间最终监管趋同的目标的推动。(研讨会地点：巴斯)研讨会5评估欧盟和美国的自贸协定，包括与亚洲国家的自贸协定，评论谈判的自贸协定中的不同/共同之处，以及走向监管趋同/分歧的总体趋势。这为在自贸协定下谈判的监管规范的范围和可执行性提供了全面、比较和系统的研究。研讨会还强调了自贸协定内劳工和社会标准的重要性，以及在全球贸易治理范围内解决这些问题的相关性。(研讨会地点：布鲁塞尔)研讨会6探讨自贸协定的新兴动态，辩论此类协定是否可以成为未来多边自由化的垫脚石，或者这是否可能导致世界贸易的碎片化。它还评论了欧盟和美国作为全球参与者在塑造一个有效的多边秩序方面所发挥的作用。(研讨会地点：伦敦)

The seminar series aims to generate new research, create networks, foster capacity building and user engagement by providing an interdisciplinary forum for debate and discussion on: (a) the regulatory, economic and social aspects of regional integration through FTAs; (b) what FTAs bring to partner countries; and (c) the current state of play in FTA activity in the EU, USA and Asia. By providing a wide geographical spread of seminars that focus on specific themes of regional trading agreements, its effects and the move towards a common regulatory framework, we propose to engage with academics, early career and established researchers from all over the world to create new research networks and build on existing works as well as engage with and bring together stakeholders, i.e. policy makers, small and medium sized businesses and civil society groups, that have an interest in FTAs being negotiated in and by Asia, EU and America. Broadly the seminar series focuses on: first, understanding the rationales behind FTAs and how the EU, USA and Asian FTAs interact with one another; second, how FTAs under negotiation could affect the policy choices of governments and business environments around the globe; and third, gaining a comprehensive overview of how the move to common regulatory systems under bilateral FTAs are likely to determine future rules of global trade governance.Seminar 1 highlights the general trends in FTAs. Main issues for discussion include: rationale for growing FTAs, and the recent developments that provide momentum for countries to negotiate FTAs. How are the EU and USA driving FTA negotiations in Asia? What are the economic and social impacts of FTAs? Is the internal and external environment important in setting trade policy agenda? Are the dynamics of negotiations driven by constructivist or neo-realist framework of international relations? (Seminar venue: Keele)Seminar 2 looks at the EU's rationale for negotiating FTAs with Asia and USA. This includes a discussion on social, economic, political, geo-political and political economy aspects of FTAs, and how trading agreements are an integral part of 'Global Europe' strategy and foreign policy. (Seminar venue: London)Seminar 3 offers a comprehensive analysis of Asian FTAs, its rationale, and comments on factors that drive FTA negotiations in the region. This sheds light on the growing inter-linkages between Asian and European global production networks, and comments why India unlike (China and ASEAN) has not been able to benefit from regional value chains. It also addresses the questions as to how can Indian firms integrate into FTA production chain activity? (Seminar venue: New Delhi)Seminar 4 looks at the state of play of ongoing bilateral FTA talks between EU and USA. The seminars takes stock of the current state of negotiations and comments on contentious issues that have emerged in ongoing talks. This also examines how and why the Transatlantic Partnership is driven by aim of eventual regulatory convergence between the trading partners. (Seminar venue: Bath)Seminar 5 evaluates EU and US FTAs including those with Asian countries, commenting on areas of differences/commonalities in FTAs negotiated and the general move towards regulatory convergence/divergence. This provides a comprehensive, comparative and systematic research on the scope and enforceability of regulatory norms negotiated under FTAs. The seminar also highlights the importance of labour and social standards within FTAs and the relevance of addressing these issues within the context of global trade governance. (Seminar venue: Brussels)Seminar 6 examine the emerging dynamics of FTAs, debates whether such agreements can be a stepping stone to future multilateral liberalisation or whether this could lead to fragmentation in world trade. It also comments on what role the EU and USA play as global actors in shaping a functioning multilateral order. (Seminar venue: London)