The New Politics of International Trade in North America and Europe

• In-Person event
• 608 (6th floor, Senate Room), Pigiarvik, Carleton University
• 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6

Monday, November 23, 9:00 to 17:30 | Senate Room, 608 Pigiarvik (ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃ), Carleton Campus

We are very pleased to host the Opening Conference of the Research Network on Trade Politics
in North America and Europe (TRADEPOL). Join TRADEPOL’s international experts to discuss the impacts of trade wars, economic coercion, and increased trade-related political contestation.

Draft Program (as of November 2)

9:00-9:30 | Welcome & Introduction

• Mary Francoli (Dean, Faculty of Public and Global Affairs, Carleton University): Welcoming remarks
• Achim Hurrelmann (Carleton University): The TRADEPOL research agenda

9:30-10:30 | Guest Speaker

• Yasir Naqvi, MP (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Secretary of State for International Development)

10:30-10:45 | Coffee Break

10:45-12:15 | Research Panel 1: Which Actors and Arenas Matter in Trade Governance?

• Chair: Patrick Leblond (University of Ottawa)
• Jörg Broschek (Wilfrid Laurier University): Reactivating “Team Canada”: A Robust Intergovernmental Approach to Trade Governance?
• Marcela López-Vallejo (University of Guadalajara): Subnational Governance and the USMCA: Beyond Intergovernmental Relations
• Odile Feltkamp (Maastricht University): Who Implements the EU’s Geoeconomic Agenda?
• Scott Hamilton (University of Antwerp): Silence, Not Salience: Sectoral Preferences and Policymaker Positions on the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

12:15-13:00 | Lunch Break

13:00-14:30 | Research Panel 2: Which Policy Priorities are Linked to International Trade?

• Chair: Laura Macdonald (Carleton University)
• Damian Raess (Université Laval): The Enforcement of Labour Provisions in Preferential Trade Agreements
• Anna Herranz-Surrallés (Maastricht University): The Impact of (Clean) Energy Geopolitics on Trade and Investment: Evidence from EU Trade Agreements and Global Gateway
• Gabriel Siles-Brügge (University of Bristol): “Is There Enough Evidence?” Health Promotion and Knowledge Practices at the World Trade Organization
• Francesco Duina (Bates College): The Challenge of Animal Rights: Lessons from the EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

14:30-14:45 | Coffee Break

14:45-16:15 | Research Panel 3: Which New Patterns of International Cooperation and Conflict Have Developed?

• Chair: Meredith Lilly (Carleton University)
• Andreas Dür (University of Salzburg): The Geopoliticization of Trade Policy 
• Kristen Hopewell (University of British Columbia): The Crisis in the Trading System
• Dirk De Bièvre (University of Antwerp): Why Has EU-US Trade Cooperation Become So Difficult?
• Antonio Ortiz-Mena (Georgetown University): How Do Trade Barriers Impact Development and Poverty Reduction?

16:15-16:30 | Coffee Break

16:30-17:30 | Policy Roundtable: What Remains of the Inclusive Trade Agenda?

• Chair: Stuart Trew (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives)
• Matthew Foss (Canadian Council for Indigenous Business)
• Guio Jacinto (United Steelworkers)
• Karen Hansen-Kuhn (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy)
• Susana Duque (Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology)

This is an in-person event and registration is required to attend. Please complete the registration form by Thursday, November 19:

TRADEPOL is housed in Carleton University’s Centre for European Studies. The Network is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) through a Partnership Grant (2026–33), and by contributions from the partner organizations.