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Ullrich, Heidi. "The Impact of Policy Networks in Agricultural Trade Liberalization During the Uruguay and Doha Rounds: The Role of Ideas, Interests and Institutions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Sep 02, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p59387_index.html>

Ullrich, H. , 2004-09-02 "The Impact of Policy Networks in Agricultural Trade Liberalization During the Uruguay and Doha Rounds: The Role of Ideas, Interests and Institutions" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p59387_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This paper investigates the membership, activities, interaction and variance in policy impact of three distinct groups of policy networks, namely epistemic communities, advocacy coalitions and elite transnational networks, operating within and between the agricultural policy environments of the US and EC, as well as at the multilateral level, during the GATT Uruguay Round and WTO Doha Development Agenda. This paper reaches three conclusions: 1) Using the case of agricultural liberalisation, a successful shift in policy requires new ideas, accepted changes in beliefs, and political leadership/management. During the Uruguay Round negotiations, three specific types of policy networks either emerged or increased their activity and contributed significantly to the successful negotiation of the Agreement on Agriculture. These policy networks have been active in the current Doha Round negotiations, although with somewhat altered membership. 2) The contribution and impact of these three types of policy networks varies according to the specific stage of the negotiations due to the changing policy needs and objectives of policy-makers and negotiators. 3) The policy networks interacted in specific ways. Epistemic communities required legitimisation of their ideas by advocacy coalitions. Advocacy coalitions used the new ideas developed by pro-reform epistemic communities in developing and supporting their policy proposals. Elite transnational networks were used by advocacy coalitions, and policy entrepreneurs acting within them, as a means of finding compromise, showing political will, and breaking impasses in the negotiations.

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