The European Union's commercial policy

Between Coherence and Fragmentation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7880705
AutoresMichael Smith (0000-0002-7649-353X), Michael L Smith (0009-0007-6379-8338, autor de correspondencia)
Año2001
Volumen8
Número5
Páginas787-802
Fecha de publicación2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501760110083518
OpenAlexW2034159540
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas12

This article deals with the forces operating on the European Union's (EU's) commercial policy (defined in an inclusive sense as a form of international collective action) with the aim of identifying the coexisting influences leading to coherence and fragmentation. It begins by locating the question of coherence and fragmentation in terms of the EU's roles in the world political economy, and by reviewing recent literature which has explored a number of aspects of trade and broader foreign economic policies in the EU. It then proposes a framework for the analysis of the EU's commercial policies, based on three central elements: the EU's internal commercial policy regime, the characteristics of commercial policy issues, and the extent to which tensions between the EU's roles in the world political economy are managed. On the basis of this framework, it is argued that an assessment of coherence and fragmentation in specific sectors can be made, and that the EU's capacity to deliver collective goods in the commercial policy arena can be evaluated more broadly. Keywords: Commercial PolicyEuropean UnionIssuesPolicy-MAKINGRoles

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