International institutions

The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland.

Seeking to open paths for reconsidering the trade and development relationship at the WTO, this book takes into account both the heritage of the trade regime and its present dynamics.

Seeking to open paths for reconsidering the trade and development relationship at the WTO, this book takes into account both the heritage of the trade regime and its present dynamics.

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created.

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created.

The central concern ofThe Europeanization of National Polities?

Administrative Law and Policy of the EU provides a comprehensive analysis of the administration of the European Union and the legal framework within which that administration operates.

The European Court of Human Rights between Law and Politics provides a comprehensive analysis of the origins and development of one of the most striking supranational judicial institutions.

The law of the external relations of the European Union is a subject of great importance.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established in 1993 and is due to complete its trials by 2011.

Are social movement organizations euro-sceptical, euro-pragmatic, or euro-opportunist?

This is the first history of the French police and gendarmerie, for the period since the establishment of a democratic Republican regime in 1870 down to the present day.

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Peace operations are the UN's flagship activity.

The Delphic Oracle on Europe brings together leading thinkers and policy-makers from different academic disciplines and policy-oriented backgrounds from all over Europe.

This book examines the relationship between semi-presidentialism and democratic performance.

The result of a four-year long comparative research study centered at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and financed by the European Commission's Sixth Framework Programme, Social Pacts in Europe presents the first full-length theoretical and comparative empirical study of new social pacts in Europe.

Can the euro area survive without a more centralized economic policy?

In a period when the nature and scope of the European internal market is hotly contested, this collection offers a topical analysis of the most pressing issues relating to market integration and public services in the EU.

The limited scope of participation in the making of EU law remains a continued source of controversy, featuring prominently in recent institutional and political developments that have been shaping the EU's constitutional framework - most intensely in the follow up of the Commission's White Paper on Governance.

Ronan McCrea offers the first comprehensive account of the role of religion within the public order of the European Union.

As the Kadi-hype following the 2008 European Court of Justice judgment demonstrated, there are many problems associated with the judicial review of acts of international organizations.

Karen Alter's work on the European Court of Justice heralded a new level of sophistication in the political analysis of the controversial institution, through its combination of legal understanding and active engagement with theoretical questions.

Karen Alter's work on the European Court of Justice heralded a new level of sophistication in the political analysis of the controversial institution, through its combination of legal understanding and active engagement with theoretical questions.

European governments have re-discovered labour migration, but are eager to be perceived as controlling unsolicited forms of migration, especially through asylum and family reunion.

The Real World of EU Accountability reports the findings of a major empirical study into patterns and practices of accountability in European governance.

Climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the threat of a global pandemic have the potential to impact each of our lives.

This is the first major exploration of the United Nations Security Council's part in addressing the problem of war, both civil and international, since 1945.

This is a major new comparison of the American and European political systems.

In Europeanism the author attempts to identify and outline the political, economic, and social norms and values associated with Europe and Europeans.

The European Commission is arguably the world's most powerful international administration.

While the relationship between norms and the state is an omnipresent research theme in International Relations, most international theory - from classical liberalism to recent constructivism - continues to treat 'normative state power' as an analytical impossibility.

The debate on the EU's legitimacy has long suffered from a number of serious misunderstandings.

European integration confuses citizens and scholars alike.

This book provides a broad overview of the main trends in mass attitudes towards domestic politics and European integration from the 1970s until today.

Constructing a Policy-Making State?

Party Patronage and Party Government in European Democracies brings together insights from the worlds of party politics and public administration in order to analyze the role of political parties in public appointments across contemporary Europe.

This book advances a novel interpretation of EU governance.

Relations between the European Union and China have grown at a sustained pace across the board in recent times, transforming the relationship from one of previous neglect into a matter of global strategic significance.

This book is a study of regime change in the context of international administration, where the United Nations and other multilateral organisations hold temporary executive authority at the domestic level.

This book provides the first comprehensive and authoritative account of the events leading up to the UK seeking a massive loan from the IMF in 1976 which almost precipitated a financial crisis on a par with those of the 1930's and early post war period.

This volume brings together many of the leading international figures in development studies, such as Jose Antonio Ocampo, Paul Krugman, Dani Rodrik, Joseph Stiglitz, Daniel Cohen, Olivier Blanchard, Deepak Nayyar and John Williamson to reconsider and propose alternative development policies to the Washington Consensus.

How and why do institutions change?

Europe Undivided analyzes how an enlarging EU has facilitated a convergence toward liberal democracy among credible future members of the EU in Central and Eastern Europe.

Post-conflict economic reconstruction is a critical part of the political economy of peacetime and one of the most important challenges in any peace-building or state-building strategy.

As the central feature on the American political landscape, it is only natural that scholars and commentators focus on the presidency.

Every year, billions of dollars of environmental aid flow from the rich governments of the North to the poor governments of the South.

It is universally accepted that there has been a huge growth in EU lobbying over the past few decades.

The Real World of EU Accountability reports the findings of a major empirical study into patterns and practices of accountability in European governance.