Fellowships: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
Nicholas Jabko, Political Science: [renewal] The New Europe and the Market: The Power and Limits of Supranational Liberalism
Freer markets, more power to Brussels? The liberal economic agenda of
the 1980's turned out to be a powerful springboard for the recent leap of
political integration in Europe; yet, in the mid-1990's, the political
integration process once again appears to be stalled. The liberal orientation
of recent European integration has often been connected to its
intergovernmental aspects, as if market-building necessarily came at the
expense of supranational governance. Mr. Jabko's hypothesis spells out a
political dynamic which accounts for both the depth and limitations of
political integration cum economic liberalization. It highlights the
role of the European Commission, acting out a timely market-building strategy,
as the hidden hand behind the Single Market. Drawing on written sources and
interviews, he will conduct four case studies of the decision-making process,
in areas ranging from cross-sectoral liberalization to the regionalization of
distributional policies and the drive toward a single currency. This inquiry
into the emergent yet embryonic settlement of a "new" Europe will provide an
insight into the evolution of political order in a changing global economy.
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C. Jay Ou, Anthropology: Multilateralism, Regionalism and Trade: the
case of Korean Industrial Investments in Indonesia
This project will focus on the relation between economic globalization,
regionalism and multilateralism in the context of Korea-Indonesia trade
relations. It will examine multilateral institutions that have been developed
to facilitate, monitor and counter the movement towards greater economic
integration in the Asia-Pacific region. This includes regional and multilateral
trade agreements, multilateral and national development and trade
organizations, multinational corporations, industry-sponsored organizations
promoting trade, and non-governmental organizations monitoring trade.
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