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Jean Monnet Summer School on Transatlantic Trade Politics, July 6-12, 2023
July 6, 2023 — July 12, 2023
Time: 9:00 AM — 4:00 AM
| Location: | to be confirmed Richcraft Hall |
| Cost: | Free |
The second Jean Monnet Summer School on Transatlantic Trade Politics will take place at Carleton University in Ottawa on July 6-12, 2023. The summer school will be taught by professors from the universities participating in the Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics, as well as by external experts.
The Jean Monnet Summer School on Transatlantic Trade Politics is a unique way to learn more about the politics of transatlantic trade, as part of an international group of students.
Preliminary program (as of March 7, 2023)
Day 1 – Introduction: European and North American trade politics – Thursday, July 6, 2023
- 9:00 – 10:15 Opening discussion
- 10:45 – 12:00 EU trade policy and politics
- 13:30 – 14:45 North American trade policy and politics
- 15:15 – 16:00 Current challenges for the transatlantic relationship
Day 2 – Political economy of transatlantic relations – Friday, July 7, 2023
- 9:00 – 10:15: Trade agreements and trade conflicts
- 10:45 – 12:00: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
- 13:30 – 15:30: Discussion with trade policy practitioners
- 15:30 – 16:00: Debrief
Day 3 – Transatlantic relations in a global context: geostrategic perspectives – Monday, July 10, 2023
- 9:00 – 10:15: Transatlantic trade and investment in a time of ‘decoupling’
- 10:45 – 12:00: Energy trade and energy sanctions
- 13:30 – 14.45 & 15.15 – 16.00: Activity (TBD)
Day 4 – Politicization of transatlantic trade – Tuesday July 11, 2023
- 9:00 – 10:15: Interest groups and the contestation of trade agreements
- 10:45 – 12:00: Values/identities and the contestation of trade agreements
- 13:30 – 14:45: Political mobilization and coalition building
- 14:45 – 16:00 Discussion
Day 5 – Rethinking the political economy of transatlantic relations – Wednesday July 12, 2023
- 9:00 – 10:15: Trade, space, and identity
- 10:45 – 12:00: Regulatory standardization
- 13:30 – 14:45 & 15:15 – 16:30: Wrap up & concluding discussion
Instructors contributing to the summer school:
- Özlem Atikcan, University of Warwick
- Andreas Dür, University of Salzburg
- Francesco Duina, Bates College
- Michelle Egan, American University
- Elvire Fabry, Jacques Delors Institute
- Scott Hamilton, University of Antwerp
- Achim Hurrelmann, Carleton University
- Laura Macdonald, Carleton University
- Crina Viju-Miljusevic, Carleton University
This summer school is an activity of the Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics. The Jean Monnet Network is co-funded by a grant from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and by Network partner universities.