Far from displaying a uniform pattern of integration, the European Union varies significantly
across policy areas, institutional development and individual countries. Why do some …

The writing of this book was triggered by dissatisfaction with the way we think and study
regions and regionalism. There are many diverse theories and studies about specific …

Goods can be 'integrated'and maximized, so to speak, anonymously; the integration of
foreign and military policies, in a world in which security and leadership are the scarcest of …

Since 1960, Latin American attempts at regionalism have undergone distinct phases. More
notably, they have tended to diverge across space, gradually giving birth to separate blocs …

Since its beginnings in the 1950s, the European integration project has come a long way.
Starting with six member states in the European Communities, the EU has expanded to 28 in …

This major new text provides a uniquely broad ranging introduction to, and assessment of
the contribution of, the whole range of theoretical approaches that have been applied to the …

It took four intellectual heavyweights–John G. Ruggie, Peter J. Katzenstein, Robert O.
Keohane, and Philippe C. Schmitter–to write an article on the scholarly contributions of Ernst …

Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the
present'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is …

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 …

Long a focal point in the study of Geography, regions have become a major concern of
International Relations, and for some even its essence. Principle definitions and …