"Expert warns of free trade with U.S."

HNA Article with Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer, published 26.05.2014:

http://www.uni-kassel.de/einrichtungen/fileadmin/datas/einrichtungen/icdd/News/HNA-2014-05-26.pdf

Is the accusation that TTIP is negotiated intransparently "complete nonsense"?

Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer on the transparency of the TTIP/TAFTA negotiations in #ZDFcheck












Read the whole article:
http://zdfcheck.zdf.de/faktencheck/lambsdorff/

Read Prof. Scherrers Statement:
http://zdfcheck.zdf.de/?attachment_id=3924

ARD German Television Interview on TTIP with Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer

"The central problem is, in my view, that the trade agreement does not only address tariffs, but also regulations for services, such as consumer protection, data protection, and democratic participation; and these rules may come under pressure" - Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer in ARD interview




See the full TTIP video starting at minute 5:40 here:
http://media.tagesschau.de/video/2014/0522/TV-20140522-0045-5801.websm.h264.mp4 

Scherrer: "TTIP mainly serves large corporations"

"The proposed free trade agreement between the U.S. and EU will continue to be fiercely debated. The economist Christoph Scherrer is particularly critical of the right of legal action for corporations. He believes it is legally dubious."

Read the full interview here (German):  http://www.dw.de/scherrer-ttip-bedient-vor-allem-gro%C3%9Fkonzerne/a-17654424

German Radio Interview with Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer on TTIP

HR2 Radio interview with Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer on TTIP, the potentially biggest free trade zone worldwide: http://mp3.podcast.hr-online.de/mp3/podcast/derTag/derTag_20140505_53888916.mp3

Globalisierung - German introductory book

"It's on everyone's lips and is fiercely debated. Globalization. Christoph Scherrer gives theoretical and empirical insight into the scientific controversies and their impact in the fields of culture, economy and politics.Thus, many current discussion appear in a very different light.."


UTB Profile, Band 3400 1. Auflage 2011 128 Seiten, mit 14 Schaubildern, kartoniert € 12,99 D / € 13,40 A / SFr 18,70 ISBN 978-3-8252-3400-3
 http://ow.ly/i/5C1DI

Source: http://www.v-r.de/de/title-0-0/globalisierung-1005040/print/9783825234003.pdf

Video lecture: "Do international labour rights undermine competitiveness?"

Video lecture by Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer: http://youtu.be/kBGJb-6yBmo

Lecture on the Ukraine crisis attracts lots of interest

Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer introduces the lecturer Dr. Andreas Umland on “International actors in Ukraine”. The public event attracted lots of interest.

German Radio interview on TTIP

“What are the advantages and disadvantages of the opening of markets? What is the role of the WTO? Which deficits does the transatlantic free trade agreement have? German radio interview of political scientist Prof. Christoph Scherrer with Iska Schreglmann”

http://www.br.de/radio/bayern2/sendungen/radiowissen/freihandelsabkommen-gespraech-prof-christoph-scherrer-100.html

Focal point Ukraine: discussion on the role of international actors in the current crisis

The current developments in Ukraine do not only mark a turning point for the country itself, but currently attain world-political significance. A discussion meeting on 8 May at the International Center for Development and Decent Work examines the background.

Further information in German: http://www.uni-kassel.de/uni/universitaet/pressekommunikation/publik-online/aktuelles/campus-details/article/brennpunkt-ukraine-diskussionsveranstaltung-zur-rolle-internationaler-akteure-in-der-aktuellen-kris.html 

Event: Free Trade and TTIP - Perspectives, 06.05.2014

Chlorine chicken, GMOs and corporate interests? 

On Tuesday, 06/05/2014, 8 pm, University of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherrer will lecture on "Free Trade and TTIP".

"Not only the opportunities, but also the risks are difficult to calculate in an agreement of this magnitude"

Christoph Scherrer explains chances and risks of the "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership" TTIP in terms of growth, employment, consumer protection in the German newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung"

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/ttip-was-das-freihandelsabkommen-fuer-verbraucher-und-unternehmen-bedeutet-1.1815843

CHINA´S LABOR QUESTION

The Honda workers’ strike in 2010 gave high visibility to workers’ discontent and collective action in China. The strike triggered a wave of labour disputes and raises the question of changing industrial relations from below. The contributors analyze the dynamics of change and the state policies to contain the protest by suppressing independent action as well as addressing its underlying cause of inequality and bad working conditions. The state has enacted many laws aimed at channeling dissatisfaction into stable procedural mechanisms of individual grievances and employment rights. The implementation of these laws, however, lags behind as workers cannot access these rights without the right of freedom of association. The book discusses the implications of Chinese state policies that on the one hand see the need to address the extreme exploitation of workers and the unsustainable levels of inequality, but at the same time refuse to empower workers to bargain and achieve better wages and more equity.

Read more here: http://tiny.cc/chinaslabourquestion

International Workers’ Rights and Competitiveness

Happy International Worker´s Day! 

Read more on International Workers’ Rights here: http://www.global-labour-university.org/fileadmin/Papers_Wits_conference_2007/A4/scherrer_paper.pdf