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Determinants of Political Polarization and Consensus in the US Congress: An Analysis of Policy Issues and Institutional Factors (1991–2020)

open access: yesInternational Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how different policy issues and institutional factors influence the strength of political consensus and polarized voting in the United States (US) Congress between 1991 and 2020. Utilising the Jordan Tama important congressional votes dataset, the analysis investigates the impact of external factors, such as foreign trade ...
Binda Godlove Aka   +1 more
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Waking a Dormant Legal Resource: Institutional Activation and the Origins of Important Projects of Common European Interest

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) have become a central tool of the European Union's (EU) new industrial policy. IPCEIs derive their peculiar name from an exemption to the general prohibition on state aid that has existed since the Treaty of Rome but has only led to the creation of a stand‐alone policy instrument in 2014.
Timo Seidl, Henrique Lopes‐Valença
wiley   +1 more source

Politicisation and Agricultural (Post‐)Exceptionalism in EU–Mercosur Association Agreement Negotiations

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how the politicisation of EU trade policy – defined by heightened public salience, stakeholder polarisation and contestation – reshapes agricultural lobbying strategies, with a particular focus on the EU–Mercosur Association Agreement.
Emilio Del Pupo
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Contested Spaces: Civil Society Engagement in EU–Mercosur Trade Negotiations

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The EU–Mercosur Association Agreement negotiations have become a focal point for examining the limits of civil society engagement in EU trade policy‐making. This article analyses the design, implementation and outcomes of participatory mechanisms – including Civil Society Dialogues, Domestic Advisory Groups and the European Economic and Social
Emilio Del Pupo
wiley   +1 more source

European Green Deal and Geopoliticisation of Trade: A Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis of EU Agricultural Trade Policy

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on Laclau and Mouffe's poststructuralist discourse theory, this article critically examines the von der Leyen Commission's agricultural trade policy under the European Green Deal. It elucidates the shift from a dominant neoliberal trade logic to open strategic autonomy, positioning agricultural trade as a foreign policy instrument. The
Mari Carlson
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From External Governance to Energy Diplomacy: The European Pursuit of Green Hydrogen

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and its Member States are faced with the double imperative of ensuring energy security whilst reaching decarbonisation goals. A number of authors have suggested that we are observing a geopolitical Commission that is shifting to more active ‘energy diplomacy’, as opposed to its
Silvia Weko, Rainer Quitzow
wiley   +1 more source

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