Annual Call for Projects 2006
Joint Initiative on Trade and Global Economic Governance
The Graduate Institute of International Studies (GIIS), the South Centre, and the Global Economic Governance Programme at the University of Oxford, are jointly implementing a project supported by the Geneva International Academic Network (GIAN) to advance research and policy dialogue on trade, global economic governance and developing countries.
Globalisation, under appropriate conditions, holds the promise of growth and prosperity. Yet for many in the developing world, and for those concerned about sustainable development,...
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Small Grant - 2003
Developing Countries and the Trade Negotiation Process
The conference brought together scholars and practitioners to discuss, from the standpoint of developing countries, selected issues of the negotiation process itself, in multilateral bodies and in bilateral dispute settlement. It took place on November 6 and 7, 2003 in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Building.
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Small Grant - 2002
Negotiating Trade Agreements: From Theory to Practice, 2-13 December, 2002
The project consisted of a specialised course on trade negotiation, including a trade negotiation simulation, used both for immediate training purposes and for data collection purposes in a research perspective. The course was intended for government representatives who were likely to be involved in trade negotiations. Representatives of the academic community and of the World Trade Organisation Secretariat functioned as trainers/facilitators. Researchers from the academic community were offered the possibility to observe the trade...
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