Essays about: "global free trade"

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  1. 1. THE EU AS A CHANGING GLOBAL TRADE ACTOR? Examining the Role of Geo-economics on the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters in EU Free Trade Agreements

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Daniël Hubertus Wilhelmus Maria Bruning; [2023-06-20]
    Keywords : European Union; ASEAN; Trade actor; Geo-economics; Strategic importance; Normative actor; Market interested actor; Vietnam; Mexico; Indonesia; Chile; Trade and Sustainable Development TSD chapter; Free Trade Agreements FTAs ;

    Abstract : Global developments have led to regional economic power competitions, increasing the significance of strategic Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in specific regions. These developments challenge the EU as a trade actor necessitating a prioritisation between its traditional normative goals and market interests. READ MORE

  3. 2. Human Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements with ASEAN States. Expectations and perspectives from Thailand

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Simon Kaack; [2023]
    Keywords : ASEAN; EU; free trade agreements; human rights; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With an increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries as well as a greater EU focus on human rights in supply chains, analysis of recent and emerging agreements is a valuable gauge. This analysis is based on existing EU agreements with Singapore and Vietnam, as well as ongoing negotiations with Thailand. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Framing of Affordability within Ireland’s Housing Discourse : Analysis of the Negotiated Process of Narrative Struggles within the Framing of Affordability within Housing Discourse

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Neil Dunne; [2023]
    Keywords : Affordability; Affordable Housing; Housing Affordability; Housing Policy; Social Constructionism; Narrative; Housing Regimes; Commodification; Decommodification; Welfare Provision;

    Abstract : After the 2008 Global Financial Crash, Ireland’s neoliberal housing policy turned again to housing financialisation as focus lay upon the attraction of corporate investors in order to revive the housing market. The result was a swift return to housing price rises but this came with ever growing homelessness and housing precarity as REITs and other corporate investors' influence on the housing market grew. READ MORE

  5. 4. Is Free Trade an Obstacle to Carbon Neutrality? : How does Free Trade Affect the Environmental Footprint of Sweden, as a Part of the EU, in the Agricultural Sector?

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Silas de Saram; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Agriculture; Free Trade; European Union;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the environmental impact of the EU’s free trade agreements, to answer the research question of “How does Free Trade affect the Environmental Footprint of Sweden, as a Part of the EU, in the Agricultural Sector?”. A critical green theory framework was applied to conceptualize the international system and understand the hierarchical nature of global trade relationships. READ MORE

  6. 5. The EU mandatory human rights due diligence legislations and FTA in Vietnam context – A useful toolbox or a set of decorative items

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Van Huan Nguyen; [2022]
    Keywords : Mandatory human rights due diligence; corporate sustainability due diligence; business and human rights; free trade agreement; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The EU is establishing its leadership in setting global rules and standards for sustainable development over the world through legal instruments with transformational effects on third countries. On the one hand, the EU is the leading region in the development of mHRDD legislations which has been hardened for the last decades and is now evolving to become CSDD, generating extraterritorial effects for human rights enjoyments through global value chains. READ MORE