Standardizing the World: EU Trade Policy and the Road to Convergence

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Francesco Duina (Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Bates College) Crina Viju-Miljusevic (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University)

Standardizing the World

EU Trade Policy and the Road to Convergence

Francesco Duina (Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology, Bates College), Crina Viju-Miljusevic (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University)

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English

Oxford University Press Inc
20 September 2023

Social & political philosophy; EU & European institutions; International trade; Political economy

The EU has pursued many trade pacts across the world. This is part of its foreign policy: as the third largest economy in the world and lacking hard power, the EU relies on trade agreements to project its interests. These are often complex and far-reaching initiatives that have the potential to shape not only economic but also political and social life in the EU and its trading partners.

In Standardizing the World, Francesco Duina and Crina Viju-Miljusevic have gathered a group of leading experts to present an unprecedented assessment of the EU's efforts to standardize a wide array of economic, political, and social aspects of life through its trade agreements across the globe. Drawing on economic sociology and constructivist strands in international political economy, the volume examines what is being standardized, the extent to which the EU has been able to project its worldviews, and what explains the observable patterns of standardization across policy areas and geographies. Ten leading scholars from across the world offer as many chapters on EU agreements with all major trading partners and cover efforts in social and labor rights, the environment, investments, rule of law and anti-corruption, agriculture and food quality, services, public procurement, sustainable development, and more. Their findings paint a picture of a dynamic EU capable of projecting its worldviews across the globe that is nonetheless not always consistent or successful.

Standardizing the World provides a wide-ranging and rigorous understanding of standardization in trade agreement as well as the EU's abilities to project its power and worldviews across the globe.

Edited by: Francesco Duina (Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Bates College), Crina Viju-Miljusevic (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Carleton University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 162mm, Width: 242mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197681886
ISBN 10: 0197681883
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 20 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: In the EU's Image? Francesco Duina and Crina Viju-Miljusevic PART 1: MAJOR POLICY AREAS Chapter 1: Agricultural Regulations in FTAs: The EU's Ambitions as Rule-maker on Food Safety and Geographical Indications Gerry Alons Chapter 2: (New) EU Standards in Preferential Services Trade Liberalization Charlotte Sieber-Gasser Chapter 3: Standardization of the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Clauses in EU Regional Trade Agreements With Developing Countries: Quo Vadis? Maryna Rabinovych Chapter 4: EU Investment Policy: Regional Convergence or International Standards? Rodrigo Polanco Chapter 5: Sustainable Development Standards in EU PTAs Evgeny Postnikov PART 2: MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS Chapter 6: Regulatory Convergence in Transatlantic Trade Agreements: Lessons Learned Ferdi De Ville Chapter 7: Interregionalism, Trade, and Standardization: The Long Road to the EU-MERCOSUR Trade Agreement and the Uncertainties Ahead Andrea C. Bianculli Chapter 8: Conflicting Standards of Sustainable Biofuel in the EU/ASEAN Trade Negotiations Daniela Sicurelli Chapter 9: Standardization Among the Like-minded: The EU-Asia Case Julia Grübler Chapter 10: The Indian Response to the EU's Regulatory Standardization: The Case of Public Procurement and Social Standards Under the EU-India FTA Sangeeta Khorana Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Reach and Limits of the EU Francesco Duina and Crina Viju-Miljusevic Index

Francesco Duina is Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology at Bates College. He began his career as a management consultant at what is now Monitor Deloitte. He has held appointments at Harvard, the University of British Columbia, and the Copenhagen Business School. Francesco has published widely on the EU, international trade agreements, and the cultural underpinnings of market integration. His books include The Social Construction of Free Trade (2007) and Institutions and the Economy (2011). Crina Viju-Miljusevic is Associate Professor in the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at Carleton University. She is also the Associate Director of the Centre for European Studies at Carleton University. Her research interests include the economic effects of different trade policies applied within the EU, US and Canada, European economic integration, EU external relations, and EU enlargement. She has an extensive publication record, including co-edited volumes, and numerous journal articles, book chapters and conference presentations.

Reviews for Standardizing the World: EU Trade Policy and the Road to Convergence

This is an exceptionally well edited book with top contributors from three continents. It brings economic sociology of the finest kind by carefully combining explanations from political economy, institutionalism, as well as interest group and cultural value research. A remarkable tour de force on the European Union's drive for standardization through its trade policy in a globalising world. * Dirk De Bi`evre, Professor of International Politics, University of Antwerp * Standardizing the World not only provides a comprehensive account of how the EU tries to use standards in its preferential trade agreements but also shows when such efforts succeed or, perhaps more importantly, when they do not. A must read for anyone interested in non tariff barriers to international trade. * Gabriele Spilker, Professor of International Politics, University of Konstanz *