Trade negotiations are a topic of growing importance, and the popularity of
bilateral and regional trade deals as an alternative to slow negotiations at the
World Trade Organization (WTO) is growing. But so is the anti-free trade sentiment
among environmental and social-justice associations. Today, an important
question is how free trade can be designed in a sustainable way.
Based on the theoretical concept of two-level diplomacy, Astrid Fritz Carrapatoso
analyzes whether domestic consultations help to further integrate
trade-related environmental issues into trade agreements. Because the...