THE LONG-DRAWN-OUT FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND INDIA: A TWO-LEVEL GAME ANALYSIS

Yusuf Gökhan ATAK

doi:https://doi.org/10.32450/aacd.1148605

Article Details

THE LONG-DRAWN-OUT FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND INDIA: A TWO-LEVEL GAME ANALYSIS

Authors:

Yusuf Gökhan ATAK

Publisher:

Ankara University

Main Topics:

Social Sciences | Political science

Journal:

Ankara Review of European Studies 2022 Vol.21 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000846026

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

1303-2518

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32450/aacd.1148605

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Abstract:

 

This article examines the arduous free trade agreement negotiations between the European Union and India. The talks, which started in 2006 and were suspended for a while, could not lead to an agreement in more than 15 years. By employing the two-level game theory, developed by Robert Putnam, this article attempts to explore the role of the domestic realm on the extension of the negotiations. Therefore, it
investigates the win-sets of the negotiating parties, by focusing on the domestic factors such as interest groups, political structure and political culture in order to determine which of these factors make it difficult to find common ground. On the basis of the said analysis regarding the free trade agreement negotiations between the European Union and India, this article further aims at finding out why trade
negotiations pursued by the European Union usually require a long period of time.

 

Bu makale, Avrupa Birliği’yle Hindistan arasındaki serbest ticaret anlaşması müzakere sürecinin zorluklarını incelemektedir. 2006 yılında başlatılan ve bir dönem kesintiye uğrayan görüşmeler on beş yılı aşkın bir süre zarfında tamamlanamamıştır. Bu makalede, Robert Putnam’ın iki-seviyeli oyun modeli kullanılarak, ulusal alanın müzakere sürecinin uzamasındaki rolü analiz edilmektedir. Dolayısıyla, müzakereye taraf aktörlerin taviz alanları (win-set) araştırılmakta, baskı grupları, siyasi yapı, siyasi kültür gibi iç faktörlerden hangilerinin uzlaşıyı zorlaştırdığı incelenmektedir. Avrupa Birliği’yle Hindistan arasındaki serbest ticaret anlaşması müzakere sürecine yönelik bu analiz temelinde, Birliğin ortak ticaret politikası kapsamında yürütmekte olduğu ticaret müzakerelerinin sıklıkla uzun süre gerektirmesinin nedenlerine ilişkin de bulgular
elde edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

Article Details

THE LONG-DRAWN-OUT FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND INDIA: A TWO-LEVEL GAME ANALYSIS

Authors:

Yusuf Gökhan ATAK

Publisher:

Ankara University

Main Topics:

Social Sciences | Political science

Journal:

Ankara Review of European Studies 2022 Vol.21 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000846026

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

1303-2518

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32450/aacd.1148605

Avrupa Birliği

Hindistan

İki-Seviyeli Oyun Modeli

Serbest Ticaret Anlaşması

Ortak Ticaret Politikası

Issues

Article Details

THE LONG-DRAWN-OUT FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND INDIA: A TWO-LEVEL GAME ANALYSIS

Authors: Yusuf Gökhan ATAK

Publisher: Ankara University

Main Topics: Social Sciences | Political science

Journal: Ankara Review of European Studies 2022 Vol.21 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000846026

Frequency: Bi-Annual

pISSN: 1303-2518

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32450/aacd.1148605

Avrupa Birliği

Hindistan

İki-Seviyeli Oyun Modeli

Serbest Ticaret Anlaşması

Ortak Ticaret Politikası

Issues

Authors:

Yusuf Gökhan ATAK

Publisher:

Ankara University

Main Topics:

Social Sciences | Political science

Journal:

Ankara Review of European Studies 2022 Vol.21 Issue 1, pp.69-93

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000846026

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

1303-2518

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32450/aacd.1148605