Trading Voices

Sophie Meunier is Research Scholar in Public and International Affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School. She is the coauthor of "The French Challenge: Adapting to Globalization" and its French adaptation, "Le Nouveau Defi francais: la France face a la mondialisation", which received the 2002 France-Ameriques book award.

"The book develops a comprehensive, conceptually sophisticated, and very compelling account of the role the EU plays in international trade negotiations. Trading Voices sets the standard for future research on EU trade policy making."--Matthias Kaelberer, Comparative Political Studies "The book makes a real contribution to our thinking on what is obviously a highly topical and important aspect of EU action. By challenging simple claims and assumption regarding the costs and benefits of 'unity', it compels us ... to think in more nuanced ways about the EU and its workings."--Anand Menon, European Analysis "Taken as a whole, Meunier's book represents an important contribution. Not only does it plot a fascinating history of the ebb and flow of the European Commission's negotiating powers, but it also reminds us of how deep-rooted the institutional blockages are that resulted in the collapse of the constitution in 2005, while speaking to the need to remain optimistic following the stalling of the Doha Round in 2006. In this sense, the book is essential reading for all those involved in and fascinated by the operation of international institutions as well as the rules on which individual trading blocs are built."--Christopher J. Gerry, International History Review "The study brings the best of social science tools to answer the question of how integration theoretically affects international negotiations."--Karen J. Alter, Perspectives on Politics

• List of Tables and Figures ix Preface xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: A Single European Voice in Trade 21 Chapter 2: EU Institutions and International Trade Negotiations 40 Chapter 3: EC-U.S. Agricultural Negotiations in the Kennedy Round, 1964-1967 74 Chapter 4: EC-U.S. Agricultural Negotiations in the Uruguay Round, 1986-1993 102 Chapter 5: EC-U.S. Negotiations on Public Procurement, 1990-1994 125 Chapter 6: Transatlantic Open Skies Agreements, 1992-2003 144 Chapter 7: Trading Voices: Efficiency vs. Legitimacy 166 Bibliography 201 Index 215