2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The WTO's Doha Development Agenda Negotiations in Global Governance
| Project/Area Number |
15605004
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
ガバナンス
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| Research Institution | International Christian University (2004)
Yokohama City University (2003) |
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Principal Investigator |
MORI Katsuhiko International Christian University, College of Liberal Arts, Associate Professor (00247420)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OYANE Satoshi Doshisha University, Faculty of Law, Professor, 法学部, 教授 (40213889)
YAMADA Atsushi Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Law, Associate Professor, 大学院・法学研究科, 助教授 (40293146)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2004
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| Keywords | WTO / Global Governance / Constructivism |
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| Research Abstract |
This research project aims at clarifying the utilities and limitations of social constructivism in the field of international relations by applying this approach to the Doha Development Agenda negotiations of the World Trade Organization. We have postulated the four dimensions of the negotiations: trade negotiations by state actors (GATT regime) ; trade negotiations by involving state and non-state actors (trade governance) ; inter-governmental negotiations over trade and non-trade concerns (WTO regime) ; and trade and non-trade negotiation by involving state and non-state actors (global governance). The new round negotiations can be characterized by the third category, where conflicts between different norms (such as trade liberalization vs. environmental protection and conservation) can be found but the involvement of non-state actors in the formal negotiation process is limited. As compared to the first category, the WTO can be regarded as a significant departure from the former GATT regime. As compared to the fourth category, however, the role of alternative ideas and norms advocated by non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors is rather limited in the WTO. The failure of the 2003 Cancun ministerial conference and the tentative agreement of the July 2004 package can be explained by a combination of the norm conflict and the compromise of interests of major and emerging trading powers. It is also important to take account of the norm conflict between the international and domestic levels.
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Research Products
(10 results)
