Shaping ocean governance: a study of EU normative power on Thailand’s sustainable fisheries

Ajaree Tavornmas () and Kasira Cheeppensook ()
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Ajaree Tavornmas: Access-Europe Co., Ltd
Kasira Cheeppensook: Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University

International Economics and Economic Policy, 2020, vol. 17, issue 3, No 5, 685 pages

Abstract: Abstract The European Union (EU) has been championing an agenda for better ocean governance based on a cross-sectoral, rules-based international approach and indicated its role as a strong global actor in this field. The EU, as reflected through its strategies adopted during the last decade (2005–2015), aims to shape international ocean governance on the basis of its experience in developing a sustainable and ethical approach to ocean management, notably through its environment policy and regulatory regime. This paper observes a significant transition of the EU internal policy towards a more externally-oriented one as well as its ambition in exporting the EU norms to third countries. It seems that the EU aims to lead this maritime and fisheries domain as a global actor, diffusing norms via interstate relations. The case study of EU policy towards Thailand fisheries policy, resulting in Thailand’s adopting sustainable fisheries policy in 2015 will be explored in this research paper. In addition, the paper aims to analyse the development and evolution of Thailand’s sustainable fisheries policy during 2015–2019 and to examine the rationales behind Thailand’s shift towards more environmentally and socially friendly fisheries policy. It focuses on how and in what ways Thailand as a third country has been influenced by the EU normative power in the maritime and fisheries domain and in particular, by the EU’s illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) or “IUU Regulation” entered into force since 2010 as one of its main tools to promote ocean governance.

Keywords: Ocean governance; European Union (EU); Normative power; EU illegal; Unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) regulation; Sustainability; Sustainable fisheries; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/s10368-020-00475-1

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