Formação de agenda na política internacional: um estudo do caso da temática ambiental na OMC

Abstract

This paper investigates the intersection between trade and environmental issues on the international agenda, based on a World Trade Organization (WTO) case study. We intend to examine how the environmental theme and the trade agenda are related in the institutional scope of the WTO, since 1972 with the creation of UNEP. Historically, there are contradictions intrinsic to the dimension of economic development and sustainability, which reverberates in the theme at hand. We propose a theoretical discussion of the literature on the agenda-setting process, evaluating how this can take place within IOs. The focus on the WTO is justified since it has the legitimacy to regulate the implementation of trade policies among signatory countries, with important effects on the environmental dimension. To this end, we initially investigate the introduction of the environmental issue on the international trade agenda, specifically at the WTO, and then evaluate the positive and negative effects of the interaction between the environmental matter and the multilateral trade regime promoted in the organization.