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).
Political economy meets comparative federalism: Why, how, and with what implications do constituent units in federal states participate in trade policy?
It was a pleasure to act as the guest editor for the Regional and Federal Studies Special Issue “Comparative Federalism and Trade Policy: Insights from North America and Europe” (2023 Vol 33, Issue 1).
This is a short backgrounder prepared for the Virtual Community Townhall Series “Low Voter Turnout: Strengthening Participation in Local Democracy”, January 26, 2023
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