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Agrarinteressen als Verhandlungsmasse

Die Handelspolitik der Europäischen Union zwischen nationalen Präferenzen und internationalen Zwängen
Nomos,  2015, 382 Pages, E-Book

ISBN 978-3-8452-6074-7

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englischEU trade policy is - or seems to be - contradictory. On the one hand, the Community champions a liberal world economic order, on the other hand, its agricultural sector is protected. Commonly, the special status of agriculture is ascribed to the power of the farm lobby. A detailed analysis of agricultural policy developments at the European level as well as in France and Germany, however, shows that the farmers’ associations do not have the influence resources (anymore) to dominate the policy field. This loss of influence was not accompanied by a corresponding liberalization of the agricultural sector as existing structures do not only serve agrarian interests. Institutional factors, budgetary considerations and societal demands have a positive effect on strengthening the status quo. In international trade talks, this set-up offers European negotiators the possibility of using agricultural interests as bargaining chips.

»This path-breaking study convincingly challenges the idea of an all-powerful farmer´s lobby having a close grip on European policy-makers. It is also a convincing multi-level analysis of the EU´s handling of international negotiations. Last but not least, the book is well written and uses theory in a way that is comprehensible also to non-political scientists.«
Dr. Katja Seidel, perspectivia.net 1/2017

&raquoeine interessante Untersuchung, die durch eine klare Analyse der Ausbildung der Agrarinteressen in Deutschland und Frankreich besticht... eine der wichtigsten agrarpolitrschen Studien der letzten Jahre&laquo
Dr. Christian Busse, ZfP 2016, 352