This collection of essays looks at the role the European Union could and should play in promoting healthier lifestyle, in light of the moral, philosophical, legal and political challenges associated with the regulation of individual choices. By tackling the main non-communicable…
EU studies increasingly recognize the salience of new regional insights. Hence, this collection of original essays provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of both established and emerging example…
"The book looks at the profound changes across the political landscape from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the re-emergence of China and at how such events have altered the received ideas that define political cultures throughout the world." "This analysis includes a detailed ex…
In the context of the end of the Cold War and the spread of globalism, sub-regions are attracting attention as new social units of international society never before observed. In the "second wave" of regionalism that became active in the 1980s, a new regionalism, which differed …
Adherence to basic human rights norms has become an expected feature of states throughout the world. In Europe, the promotion and protection of human rights through national governments has been enhanced by the diversity of intergovernmental organizations committed to this cause…
Making often complex concepts easily comprehended, this book enables the reader to quickly build a solid and well-rounded understanding of the EU's history and present, covering: key debates on Europe; the ambiguous relationship with the US; the EU's internal and external activi…
Investigating the 2016 EU Referendum in the UK, The Language of Brexit explores the ways in which Brexit' campaigners utilised language more persuasively than their Remain' counterparts. Drawing parallels with effective political discourse used worldwide, this book highlights th…
This edited volume is a tribute to, and a debate with, the scholarship of Walter Carlsnaes and his contribution to the study of foreign policy in both its conceptualization and application. This book probes the theoretical boundaries of Foreign policy analysis, and questions ort…