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Jimenez Torres, Maria (2017)

Understanding the Roadblocks to the EU- Mercosur Trade Negotiations: A Comparative Analysis of the Two Periods of EU-Mercosur Interregional Trade Agreement Negotiations 1999 - 2004 and 2010 - 2016

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)

This thesis evaluates the reasons behind the failure of the EU - Mercosur negotiations through a comparative analysis of two periods in the process, via five variables: Political will, regional institutional capacity, special and sectoral interest, simultaneous trade negotiations and economic shocks. The study suggests the negotiations have not been successful due to a lack of political will from both the EU and Mercosur and the absence of sufficient institutional capacity in Mercosur on both negotiations terms.

European Union Mercosur

Author

Jimenez Torres, Maria

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

MA International Relations: European Union Studies

Supervisors

Oude Nijhuis, D.M.

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en