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What Role for Civil Society in Cross-Regional Mega-Deals? A Comparative Analysis of EU and US Trade Policies

Revue Interventions Économiques, 2016
The Transpacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have been described as “next generation” agreements owing to their broad geographic scope and the many regulatory spheres upon which they encroach.
Jean-Baptiste Velut
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Stepping Stones or Stumbling Blocks? Domestic Mergers and Cross‐Border Consolidation

Economic Notes, Volume 55, Issue 2, July 2026.
ABSTRACT We build on empirical evidence showing that international acquisitions exhibit path dependence and often unfold as sequences of deals, and argue that domestic and cross‐border mergers are not necessarily isolated events. Specifically, we ask whether blocking a domestic merger that reduces consumer surplus in the short run could inadvertently ...
Salvatore Piccolo, Gabriel Baron, Jorge Padilla   +2 more
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Implications of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) for Investment Flows Between the European Union and the USA

Comparative Economic Research, 2017
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a controversial subject, but at the same time it is perceived to be the most comprehensive international agreement on free trade and investment protection. Among the topics that evoke criticism
Janina Witkowska
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Contested Spaces: Civil Society Engagement in EU–Mercosur Trade Negotiations

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1431-1452, July 2026.
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
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Can Europe Sustain a New Rules‐Based Geopolitical Order?

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1624-1634, July 2026.
Abstract The European Union (EU) faces a unique opportunity to lead a new rules‐based international order in an era of American retreat and heightened global uncertainty. Yet its path to leadership is rife with obstacles. In this article, we draw on international relations literatures on international political economy and comparative politics ...
Kathleen R. McNamara, Federico Steinberg
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The Trade Regime Complex and Megaregionals – An Exploration from the Perspective of International Domination

Global justice: Theory, Practice, Rhetoric, 2017
Megaregional trade negotiations have become the subject of heated debate, above all in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Clara Brandi
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The TransPacific Partnership Agreement and its effects on Latin America

Meridiano 47, 2017
A TransPacific Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement is currently being negotiated among a great amount of countries in both sides of the Pacific ocean, while developing a TransAtlantic Partnership between the US and the EU.
Sergio Caballero Santos
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Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 554-574, June 2026.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
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The Selective Politicization of Transatlantic Trade Negotiations

Politics and Governance, 2020
European Union (EU) trade policy is in the spotlight. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations triggered substantial public mobilization which emerged in a surge of literature on trade politicization.
Aukje van Loon
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Advantages and threats of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) [PDF]

Annals of Marketing Management & Economics, 2017
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a major trade pact created to further integration of the EU and US economies. In today’s low-tariff reality, the agreement concentrates on eliminating nontariff trade barriers between the states, such as the differing standards in the European union and in the United States for given consumer
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