Open AccessTheorizing European Union Trade Politics: Contending or Complementary Paradigms?
Author(s) -
Jan Orbie,
Bart Kerremans
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of contemporary european research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1815-347X
DOI - 10.30950/jcer.v9i4.597
Subject(s) - european union , politics , political science , trade union , positive economics , fragmentation (computing) , epistemology , sociology , international trade , economics , philosophy , law , computer science , operating system
This special issue aims to take the first step towards an inter-paradigmatic debate in the study of European Union trade politics. In this introduction we highlight the importance of trade as an EU policy domain that is currently undergoing radical changes. We also give a brief overview of the literature on EU trade politics, pointing to the fragmentation of different theoretical approaches. Furthermore, we suggest that more dialogue between different paradigms may be fruitful. We conclude by situating the contributions to this special issue in terms of their theoretical and ontological perspectives.