Regionalism is under stress. The European Union has been challenged by the Eurozone crisis, refugee flows, terrorist attacks, Euroscepticism, and Brexit. In Latin America, regional cooperation has been stagnating. Studying Europe and Latin America within a broader comparative perspective, this...

The experience of the European Union is the most significant and far-reaching among all attempts at regional integration. It is, therefore, the most likely to provide some lessons for those world regions that are just beginning this complex process. In turn, the Common Market of the South...

Klappentext: Dieses umfassende Europa-Lexikon vermittelt einen Überblick über die historisch politischen Zusammenhänge und Entwicklungen in ganz Europa. In Überblicksartikeln macht es Ursprünge und Hintergründe der europäischen Einigungsidee deutlich. Dabei wird die Frage nach den Grenzen...

Preferences about the vertical distribution of power in federal systems are not well understood. I argue that negative historical experiences with higher-level governments can plausibly raise demands for exit strategies and a devolution of power. But integration, for instance delegating power...