Human Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements with ASEAN States. Expectations and perspectives from Thailand
(2023) MRSM15 20231Human Rights Studies
- 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. For the former, a
primary data corpus of treaty documents is subjected to a qualitative and quantitative
content analysis, the Thai case is covered by semi-structured expert interviews with
relevant stakeholders from ministries, CSOs, trade unions and academia. This thesis
argues that different types of human rights are highlighted... (More) - 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. For the former, a
primary data corpus of treaty documents is subjected to a qualitative and quantitative
content analysis, the Thai case is covered by semi-structured expert interviews with
relevant stakeholders from ministries, CSOs, trade unions and academia. This thesis
argues that different types of human rights are highlighted and prioritised in EU FTAs
with the ASEAN countries of Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Equally, the EU appears
to be a credible human rights actor for Thai stakeholders, however its impact and the
willingness to adapt highly depends on their respective roles. Thus, the paper contributes
both to research on social and environmental perspectives in ASEAN states as well valuedriven
EU policies and norm implications in global trade structures. (Less)
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- author
- Kaack, Simon LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MRSM15 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- ASEAN, EU, free trade agreements, human rights, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- language
- English
- id
- 9128811
- date added to LUP
- 2023-08-15 13:02:03
- date last changed
- 2023-08-15 13:02:03
@misc{9128811, 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. For the former, a primary data corpus of treaty documents is subjected to a qualitative and quantitative content analysis, the Thai case is covered by semi-structured expert interviews with relevant stakeholders from ministries, CSOs, trade unions and academia. This thesis argues that different types of human rights are highlighted and prioritised in EU FTAs with the ASEAN countries of Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Equally, the EU appears to be a credible human rights actor for Thai stakeholders, however its impact and the willingness to adapt highly depends on their respective roles. Thus, the paper contributes both to research on social and environmental perspectives in ASEAN states as well valuedriven EU policies and norm implications in global trade structures.}}, author = {{Kaack, Simon}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Human Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements with ASEAN States. Expectations and perspectives from Thailand}}, year = {{2023}}, }