As globalization gathered pace over the last four decades, workers' rights advocates have
championed the use of trade rules and market access as leverage to encourage respect for …

The book examines the integration of environmental protection requirements into EU
external relations focusing on unilateral, bilateral and inter-regional instruments, which have …

Following the stagnation of negotiations with the African, Caribbean and Pacific states, the
centrepiece of the European Union's (EU's) trade and development strategy has been a …

This article contributes to the debate on the key factors shaping global value chains in the
garment sector by focusing on one aspect: namely trade regimes and their related 'rules of …

This study examines the effect of the 'Everything But Arms'(EBA) trade preferences regime
on exports from the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) to the European Union …

How do smaller member states promote their interests in EU foreign policy and external
relations? EU membership can be seen to affect member states' foreign policy in two ways …

The European Union (EU) generalised system of preferences (GSP Scheme) grants
preferential treatment to 88 eligible countries. There are, however, concerns that the …

The ready‐made garment industry plays an important role in Sri Lanka both in terms of
export earnings and poverty alleviation through employment generation. Following the …

Governmentality and EU External Trade and Environment Policy applies theories drawn
from Foucauldian governmentality studies to investigate the ideological and political roots of …

Abstract Motivation The European Union (EU) and the US have specific trade preference
programmes in place directed towards developing countries in general and, primarily in the …