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Från kolonialism till handelsavtal

Tamm, Louise LU and Brodin, Maya (2023) STVK04 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This essay is a theory-consuming case study, the purpose of which is to investigate how Western norms and colonial power relations have influenced the design of the EU's trade agreement Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The essay's theoretical framework is based on norm diffusion and postcolonial theory. First, empirical evidence about the theories and the EPA agreement is presented, then follows an analysis where the theory is applied to the case. The conclusion drawn is that the design of the EPA agreement is influenced by Western norms, as the EU actively works to promote universal Western values, such as free trade and democracy through their economic policies. Hence, through the EU's normative power and eurocentrism, Western... (More)
This essay is a theory-consuming case study, the purpose of which is to investigate how Western norms and colonial power relations have influenced the design of the EU's trade agreement Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The essay's theoretical framework is based on norm diffusion and postcolonial theory. First, empirical evidence about the theories and the EPA agreement is presented, then follows an analysis where the theory is applied to the case. The conclusion drawn is that the design of the EPA agreement is influenced by Western norms, as the EU actively works to promote universal Western values, such as free trade and democracy through their economic policies. Hence, through the EU's normative power and eurocentrism, Western global patterns become universal. Furthermore, the post-colonial power relations have continued to characterize the relationship between Europe and Africa, which leads to the conclusion that the trade agreement can be perceived as an extension of colonial power relations and structures. (Less)
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author
Tamm, Louise LU and Brodin, Maya
supervisor
organization
alternative title
En fallstudie av västliga normers påverkan på EU:s Economic Partnership Agreement
course
STVK04 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Norm diffusion, Postcolonialism, European Union, Economic Partnership Agreement, Westafrica
language
Swedish
id
9115432
date added to LUP
2023-08-27 16:14:05
date last changed
2023-08-27 16:14:05
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  abstract     = {{This essay is a theory-consuming case study, the purpose of which is to investigate how Western norms and colonial power relations have influenced the design of the EU's trade agreement Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The essay's theoretical framework is based on norm diffusion and postcolonial theory. First, empirical evidence about the theories and the EPA agreement is presented, then follows an analysis where the theory is applied to the case. The conclusion drawn is that the design of the EPA agreement is influenced by Western norms, as the EU actively works to promote universal Western values, such as free trade and democracy through their economic policies. Hence, through the EU's normative power and eurocentrism, Western global patterns become universal. Furthermore, the post-colonial power relations have continued to characterize the relationship between Europe and Africa, which leads to the conclusion that the trade agreement can be perceived as an extension of colonial power relations and structures.}},
  author       = {{Tamm, Louise and Brodin, Maya}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Från kolonialism till handelsavtal}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}