Grains and Gains: A study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural regime
(2006)Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The thesis presents a synthetic approach to the concept of power structures within international regimes by combining neo-liberalism, realism and rational choice theory in a structure/agency approach. The theoretical argument is applied to a case study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural negotiations and its development from 1947 to 2004. The three primary actors in the analysis are the US, the EEC/EU and the developing countries that formed the G-20 coalition in 2003. The development over time is divided into three phases; the hegemonic phase, the bipolar phase and the multipolar phase. In the first phase, the US was the hegemon. The second phase marks the emergence of the EEC as a powerful actor in the early 1960s.... (More)
- The thesis presents a synthetic approach to the concept of power structures within international regimes by combining neo-liberalism, realism and rational choice theory in a structure/agency approach. The theoretical argument is applied to a case study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural negotiations and its development from 1947 to 2004. The three primary actors in the analysis are the US, the EEC/EU and the developing countries that formed the G-20 coalition in 2003. The development over time is divided into three phases; the hegemonic phase, the bipolar phase and the multipolar phase. In the first phase, the US was the hegemon. The second phase marks the emergence of the EEC as a powerful actor in the early 1960s. The third phase describes the situation after 2003 when the G-20 coalition was formed. The conclusion suggests that actors can affect the power structure through a combination of economical assets and coordination. The relationship between these two factors is investigated in a theoretical discussion. The empirical research includes primary sources in the shape of GATT and WTO documents as well as various secondary sources. (Less)
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- author
- Ingesson, Tony and Jeppsson, Jon
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- regime theory, agriculture, power structures, GATT/WTO, coalitions, Political and administrative sciences, Statsvetenskap, förvaltningskunskap
- language
- English
- id
- 1327351
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- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2006-06-19 00:00:00
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abstract = {{The thesis presents a synthetic approach to the concept of power structures within international regimes by combining neo-liberalism, realism and rational choice theory in a structure/agency approach. The theoretical argument is applied to a case study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural negotiations and its development from 1947 to 2004. The three primary actors in the analysis are the US, the EEC/EU and the developing countries that formed the G-20 coalition in 2003. The development over time is divided into three phases; the hegemonic phase, the bipolar phase and the multipolar phase. In the first phase, the US was the hegemon. The second phase marks the emergence of the EEC as a powerful actor in the early 1960s. The third phase describes the situation after 2003 when the G-20 coalition was formed. The conclusion suggests that actors can affect the power structure through a combination of economical assets and coordination. The relationship between these two factors is investigated in a theoretical discussion. The empirical research includes primary sources in the shape of GATT and WTO documents as well as various secondary sources.}},
author = {{Ingesson, Tony and Jeppsson, Jon}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Grains and Gains: A study of the power structure within the GATT/WTO agricultural regime}},
year = {{2006}},
}