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dc.date.accessioned2013-09-12T10:10:02Z
dc.date.available2013-09-12T10:10:02Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.date.submitted2013-05-22en_US
dc.identifier.citationWernø, Hanna Lyngstad. Nothing but negotiations. Masteroppgave, University of Oslo, 2013en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10852/36959
dc.description.abstractThe European Union and the West African states have since 2003 been in negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement. If finalised, this will constitute a trade and development agreement between two regions that have engaged in a trade relationship since the time of colonialism. However, after almost a decade of negotiations there is still little sign of an agreement being reached. This paper examines the negotiations, the actors and the external context and provides a set of explanations for why an agreement has not been reached. Taking an inductive approach and presenting assumptions about the likely causes of non-agreement as well as theoretical contributions on north-south relations and asymmetric negotiations, the main conclusion of the paper is that underlying disagreements relating to the merits of liberalisation and policy space can explain why no agreement has been made. These disagreements have been aggravated by a lack of flexibility in the approach of the EU to the negotiations. It is argued that this inflexibility results from a fear of being perceived as weak in negotiations with West Africa, and thus setting a negative precedence for future trade negotiations. Divergent interests between countries in West Africa have also complicated the negotiations, as some countries are more interested in an agreement than others. With emerging economies taking an increased interest in West Africa, agreement is seen as becoming more unlikely as the region is presented with alternative trading partners.eng
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleNothing but negotiations : Explaining the lack of agreement between the European Union and West Africa in the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreementen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.date.updated2013-09-05en_US
dc.creator.authorWernø, Hanna Lyngstaden_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::240en_US
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitationinfo:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft.au=Wernø, Hanna Lyngstad&rft.title=Nothing but negotiations&rft.inst=University of Oslo&rft.date=2013&rft.degree=Masteroppgaveen_US
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-37400
dc.type.documentMasteroppgaveen_US
dc.identifier.duo181042en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorHelge Hveemen_US
dc.identifier.fulltextFulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/36959/1/HannaxWernxxmasteroppgave.pdf


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