Negotiating Trade in Uncertain Worlds

Taylor & Francis

Negotiating Trade in Uncertain WorldsMisperception and Contestation in EU-West Africa Relations\nAuthor(s): Clara Weinhardt\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032239439, 978-1032239439\nSynopsis\nThis book shows how a constructivist account of bargaining sheds new light on the emergence of impasse situations in international trade negotiations. It uncovers the subtle ways in which misperceptions and the problems of overcoming them complicate negotiations. It brings to the forefront misperceptions and sticky beliefs that complicate trade talks between the Global South and the Global North.\n\nEmpirically, the book examines the recent negotiations of Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union (EU) and West Africa [tel]. In doing so, it enriches the study of negotiations of development-oriented trade agreements in the context of a major North-South partnership. By exploring a constructivist perspect.