NYU Florence Lecturer Media, Activism & Democracy and Professor of Global Advocacy at Vrije University in Bruxelles. Department Director at the Institute of Competitiveness Read More ...
The United States and Europe are in the process of negotiating a new trade agreement, which bureaucrats on both sides of the Atlantic claim will stimulate economic growth. However, concerns about the agreement´s impact on the quality of democracy and environmental and labor standards have grown. Professor Sgueo´s talk will specifically look at transatlantic negotiations over environmental standards, explaining how different ´global advocates´ - private corporations, civil society and national governments - pursue their divergent interests and attempt to shape policy at the ´global´ level.
Program
October 3, 2016 at Villa Sassetti
6:00 pm Introduction
6:10 Transatlantic Trade, the Environment and Competing Interests Dialogue with Gianluca Sgueo
