This study examines the factors that cause variation in terms of how, and with consequences, sub-federal units have entrenched themselves in trade policy governance. The paper makes two contributions.
Paradigm Lost? This article is part of the IRPP Policy Option Series “Trade in an Era of Global Insecurity”. I argue that - unlike in the past - Canada has missed the opportunity to craft a new encompassing model of economic development.
My new research project “Decarbonizing Transportation Infrastructure in Systems of Multilevel Governance: The Mobility Transition in Canada and Germany” examines how multilevel governance affects efforts to decarbonize the transportation sector.
This articles examines to what extent joint decision-making - a distinct mode of intergovernmental coordination - can explain trade policy governance in the European Union and Canada (open access).
This article examines the role of politicization for the increasing participation of regional units international trade policy-making in the EU. We show that impact of politicization is comparatively low if regional actors dispose of institutionalised channels of voice (through intergovernmental relations) and if they have develop endogenous trade policy preferences (online first, open access).
