Intergovernmental Politics: CETA Negotiations “Comparative between Canada and the EU” Paper prepared for the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, 2014 Panel 01.18: Regional Integration and Intergovernmental Politics Abstract The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union (EU) required long-term negotiations between two major polities of the industrialized world. This paper examines the dynamics of intergovernmentalism in the policy area of external trade within the settings of the Canadian provinces and the EU member states, and uses the findings to suggest that in this realm the EU is a stronger example of federal synthesis of decision-making than is Canada. This is significant because it contradicts many established theories of federalism within political science, and implies that the EU may become a strong source of normative example for federal-style polities in the globalized world. Dr. Valerie J. D’Erman Sessional Instructor, Department of Political Science and European Studies Program University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada Email: Draft copy please do not cite without permission – Introduction
“Comparative Intergovernmental Politics: CETA Negotiations between Canada and the EU” Paper prepared for the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, 2014 Panel 01.18: Regional Integration and Intergovernmental Politics Abstract The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union (EU) required long-term negotiations between two major polities of the industrialized world. This paper examines the dynamics of intergovernmentalism in the policy area of external trade within the settings of the Canadian provinces and the EU member states, and uses the findings to suggest that in this realm the EU is a stronger example of federal synthesis of decision-making than is Canada. This is significant because it contradicts many established theories of federalism within political science, and implies that the EU may become a strong source of normative example for federal-style polities in the globalized world. Dr. Valerie J. D’Erman Sessional Instructor, Department of Political Science and European Studies Program University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada Email: Draft copy – please do not cite without permission Introduction
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