Globalization, Citizenship and New Information Technologies

2008 ◽  
pp. 2379-2395
Author(s):  
Peter J. Smith ◽  
Elizabeth Smythe
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Multilateral Agreement On Investment

This chapter examines how information technologies have been used by non-governmental organizations to contest economic globalization. The chapter uses as case studies the failed attempt to negotiate the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (1995-1998) and the failed effort to launch a new round of trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization ministerial meetings in Seattle 1999. We do not take the simplistic view that non-governmental organizations were solely responsible for defeating the MAI, or stopping further trade negotiations, but rather use these cases to examine how Internet technology contributed to the capacity of groups to communicate, to quickly mobilize and widely disseminate critical information, outside the control of national elites.

Globalization, Citizenship and New Information Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 272-307
Author(s):  
Peter J. Smith ◽  
Elizabeth Smythe
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Multilateral Agreement On Investment

This chapter examines how information technologies have been used by non-governmental organizations to contest economic globalization. The chapter uses as case studies the failed attempt to negotiate the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (1995-1998) and the failed effort to launch a new round of trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization ministerial meetings in Seattle 1999. We do not take the simplistic view that non-governmental organizations were solely responsible for defeating the MAI, or stopping further trade negotiations, but rather use these cases to examine how Internet technology contributed to the capacity of groups to communicate, to quickly mobilize and widely disseminate critical information, outside the control of national elites.

6. Diplomacy in the age of globalization

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Siracusa
Keyword(s):  
Economic System ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The World

‘Diplomacy in the age of globalization’ discusses the diplomatic challenges faced by globalization. The diplomacy of the global economic system ranges from the activities of transnational corporations to the interventions of global economic intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), particularly the World Trade Organization. These all have important diplomatic webs that operate both within and outside the traditional diplomatic system. This is also true of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which play a significant role in filling service gaps in the provision of education, health and welfare, disaster relief, and small-scale infrastructure development left by governments with insufficient resources or insufficient political will.

Improving the Effectiveness of Multilateral Trade Negotiations: A Synopsis

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Albin
Keyword(s):  
Negotiation Process ◽  
International Negotiation ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Domestic Level

Abstract This special issue of International Negotiation explores from different perspectives how multilateral trade negotiations, primarily within the World Trade Organization (WTO), can become more effective. The challenges associated with this task have grown, as the parties and issues involved in such talks have increased in number and diversity. The specific topics addressed include the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and domestic-level factors, agenda management, legitimacy and procedural issues, turning points, the challenge posed by the pursuit of bilateral and regional alternatives, and the question of gains to be had from multilateralism. The conclusions drawn from these studies are wide-ranging and relevant for multilateral negotiations generally. They highlight, among other matters, the significance of decision-making procedures used in the negotiation process.

scholarly journals Free Trade Agreements: WTO and ASEAN Implications

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 95-111
Author(s):  
Jose L. Tongzon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
Free Trade ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Free Trade Agreements ◽  
Trade Agreements ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
The World ◽  
Asean Countries

The World Trade Organization (WTO) (formerly GATT) was established primarily to achieve free trade across the globe based on the principle of non-discrimination and the process of multilateral trade negotiations. The fact that most countries are members of WTO reflects the worldwide belief in the benefits of a global free trade. Despite its achievements since the first round of multilateral trade negotiations was held, the effectiveness of the process has been called into question. Most WTO members are now proposing new regional trading arrangements (RTAs), such as free trade agreements (FTAs). What implication does these RTAs have for the WTO and ASEAN countries? Should ASEAN countries give regionalism priority over the WTO-based multilateral approach? To answer this questions, this paper will first summarize the motivations behind the formation of RTAs before presenting the merits and demerits of RTAs as an approach to achieve universal free trade and maximize developing countries' welfare. It is argued that despite its inherent limitations it is important for ASEAN countries to remain primarily committed to the principles of WTO and the process of multilateral trade negotiations.

scholarly journals Globalization and Northeast Agriculture: Implications of the Upcoming Round of World Trade Negotiations

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Blandford
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Uruguay Round ◽  
Agricultural Trade ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
The World ◽  
Significant Step ◽  
Agreement On Agriculture

The signing of the Uruguay Round agreement on agriculture (URAA) in 1994 was a significant step towards the liberalization of world agricultural trade. A new round of negotiations on agriculture is scheduled to begin under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the end of 1999. This paper discusses the likely agenda of those negotiations and their implications for agriculture in the northeastern United States.

The Decisions Bridging the GATT 1947 and the WTO Agreement

1996 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Uruguay Round ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
The World ◽  
Gatt 1947

On September 20, 1986, the contracting parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 1947 (GATT 1947) agreed to launch an eighth round of multilateral trade negotiations known as the Uruguay Round. More than seven years later they concluded the round, not with an amended version of the GATT 1947, but with an entirely new treaty, the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization.

scholarly journals Agriculture in the WTO: A European Union Perspective

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-202
Author(s):  
Tassos Haniotis
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
World Trade Organization ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Trade Negotiations ◽  
Multilateral Trade ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Essential Questions

The failure of the Seattle Ministerial to launch a new Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations raised a series of essential questions concerning the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This is only natural, considering the expectations that were raised before the Ministerial, the unprecedented extent of public discontent (albeit of various, often opposing tendencies), and the at-this-stage uncertain follow-up.

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