Introduction: Federalism and international trade policy. The rise of constituent units’ engagement in North America and Europe

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Regional and Federal Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-18 DOI:10.1080/13597566.2022.2100768

Jörg Broschek

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Regional units have emerged as actors seeking to shape international trade policy. Focusing on federal systems in North America and Europe, this special issue explores the patterns, causes and implication of constituent units’ participation in trade policy. This introductory article situates the case studies assembled in the special issue and outlines how they contribute to a nascent research agenda that brings together scholarship rooted in comparative federalism, regionalism and international political economy. The article distinguishes two basic patterns of involvement and discusses the relative weight of explanatory factors identified in the literature to explain how and with what consequences constituent units engage in the trade policy domain. The article concludes with a summary of key insights from the case studies and outlines their contribution for future research.

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导论:联邦制与国际贸易政策。在北美和欧洲，组成单位的参与度上升

摘要区域单位已成为寻求制定国际贸易政策的行动者。本期特刊以北美和欧洲的联邦制度为中心，探讨了组成单位参与贸易政策的模式、原因和含义。这篇介绍性文章介绍了特刊中的案例研究，并概述了它们如何为一个新生的研究议程做出贡献，该议程汇集了植根于比较联邦制、区域主义和国际政治经济的学术。文章区分了两种基本的参与模式，并讨论了文献中确定的解释因素的相对权重，以解释组成单位如何参与贸易政策领域以及产生何种后果。文章最后总结了案例研究的关键见解，并概述了它们对未来研究的贡献。

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Regional and Federal Studies POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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3.80

自引率

21.40%

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期刊介绍： The upsurge of academic and political interest in regional and federal questions since the 1980s has been stimulated by the salience of regions in EU policy-making and the Structural Funds but also by regionalization and federalization processes in many Western states. The most striking example is the devolution occurring in the UK, but the process is at work all over Europe and in other parts of the world. These developments have led to many important research programmes and projects. Regional and Federal Studies is a refereed social science journal which provides an academic forum for the publication of international research on these issues. It is essential reading for both academics and practitioners in politics, administration and the business world.