Why do international organizations (IOs) look so different, yet so similar? The possibilities
are diverse. Some international organizations have just a few member states, while others …

International migration and mobility whether from outside the EU or in the form of free
movement by EU citizens are controversial and potentially divisive issues that are and will …

Centralized authority has given way to new forms of governing. 2 Formal authority has been
dispersed from central states both up to supranational institutions and down to regional and …

Despite its indisputable political relevance, the enlargement of the EU has suffered from a
theoretical neglect in studies of European integration. While theoretically informed studies …

This article analyses the EU's influence on regional institutional change in Mercosur and the
Southern African Development Community from a diffusion perspective. Focusing on market …

The present monograph considers some macrohistorical trends along with the aspects of
globalization. Macrohistory is history on the large scale that tells the story of the entire world …

Abstract The European Union has become an important shaping factor in international
relations, but how and under what conditions it can exercise influence and contribute …

In an age marked by economic globalization, regional integration, and increasing
transborder flows, some have questioned the continued viability of state sovereignty and …

Regional institutions in the Asia-Pacific have been of limited efficacy. Asian members of
organizations such as ASEAN and APEC have insisted that these institutions not infringe …

This book explores the interaction of the EU in Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia in
three key policy sectors–cohesion, border managements and the environment–and …