International institutions

This edited book provides a range of perspectives on the handling of particular aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic across the principal states of South Asia.

This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members.

This book explores the politics of memory in Southeastern Europe in the context of rising populisms and their hegemonic grip on official memory and politics.

The book breaks new ground in understanding the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Africa.

The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly in 2015 represents the latest attempt by the international community to live up to the challenges of a planet that is out of control.

In 2015, Singapore marks the 50th anniversary of its independence, and the United Nations (UN) the 70th anniversary of its founding.

Explores the dynamic relationship between courts and legislatures in the governance of the EU internal market.

How has the role of the United Nations and its Secretary-General changed with the end of the Cold War?

This handbook explores how democracies around the world seek to balance democratic values with the requirement to protect their citizens from the threat of politically motivated violence.

This book examines the influence of the European Commission and the European Court of Justice in the political and legal enforcement of member state compliance in the EU.

Differentiated integration has become a durable feature of the European Union and is a major alternative for its future development and reform.

The liberalization of the Turkish economy is a key factor affecting Turkey's application to join the European Union.

An accessible and interdisciplinary take on EU law and governance, situating EU law in its political, social and cultural context.

This book explores and assesses the multiple levels at which linguistic policies can be challenged, devised and enacted, i.

This book examines the global governance of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, interrogating the role of this international system and global discourse on HIV/AIDS interventions.

Over the last two decades, the process of European integration has become interwoven with the theme of citizenship and the debate on the democratic quality of the EU and of its institutions has become more salient.

In 2005 the WTO Appellate body ruled that the United States' total prohibition on cross border gambling services was unlawful under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).

Over the past five decades, the European Union (EU) has developed into the most legally and politically authoritative regional organization in the world, wielding significant influence across a wide range of issue areas.

The United Nations Human Rights Council was created in 2006 to replace the UN Commission on Human Rights.

Why do some parties live fast and die young, but others endure?

Originally published in 1992.

This critical review of Hammarskjöld''s legacy as Secretary-General explores the contemporary relevance of his international civil service, agency and leadership.

What is the balance of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy more than half a century after its birth?

This book on the differentiated politicisation of European governance provides an overview of research on the growing salience of EU governance, polarisation of opinion and expansion of actors and audiences engaged in monitoring and influencing EU affairs in the national context.

This book examines in depth the impact of the EU on aspects of the quality of democracy in eight selected post-communist countries.

International organizations have once more become subjects of investigation for a whole range of scholars: political scientists, international relations specialists, organization theorists, and policy experts alike.

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.

This book provides a robust gendered analysis and establishes a feminist approach to international actors' responses to sexual violence crimes in conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the impact of these global political practices on local gendered power relations.

This book provides an analysis of the European policy approach to combined heat and power (CHP), a highly efficient technology used by all EU Member States for the needs of generating electricity and heat.

This book analyzes patterns and causes of state cooperation with the International Criminal Court.

This book is the first quantitative description of Europe's economic development at a regional level over the entire twentieth century.

This book is an ethnography of the people migrating through the Balkan route and the reaction of the local communities who witnessed their struggle to reach the European Union (EU).

Now in a fully revised and updated edition, this book remains the standard for concise histories of the European Union.

This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body.

This full-term study of the Western European Union (WEU) brings to life the history of Europe's search for a co-operative security and defence order, from its post World War II origins to the present day.

Trade Unions and European Integration brings together pessimists and optimists on trade unionism under the contemporary pressures of European integration.

This book examines the functions of conferences within Arctic governance, as a third dimension between sovereign states and formalized cooperative arrangements.

This book explains how and why the transatlantic relationship has remained resilient despite persistent differences in the preferences, approaches, and policies of key member states.

The emergence of a pan-European contract law is one of the most significant legal developments in Europe today.

The course of events since the implementation of NAFTA has had unexpected elements with significant impacts on North American integration.

Reform and governance are of vital interest to both the People's Republic of China and the European Union (EU).

This book investigates the determinants of leadership in East Asia, emphasizing the significance of followership in the success and failure of leadership projects proposed by China, Japan, and the United States.

This book explores the paradox of the worldwide spread of democracy and capitalism in an era of Western decline.

The Lisbon Treaty reformed the foundations of the European Union and marked the culmination of a process of Treaty reform that began after the Treaty of Nice and spanned almost a decade.

Examines a new form of power in contemporary global political economy, focusing on the hybrid authority of standards in the globalisation of services.

Clearly discusses the impact and uses of interest representation in the development of the EU system.

This book explores the establishment process, mechanism design, and role orientation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) under the new background of global economic governance.