The article examines the implications of the delayed exit of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) for the composition of the European Parliament (EP). On the assumption that Brexit would occur in March 2019, the EU had reallocated the seats for the 2018-2024 EP term, reducing the...

This article uses the recently negotiated Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) to examine the potential implications of the rise of mega-regional trade agreements (MRTAs) for global environmental governance. Though unlikely to come into force as planned, the TPP represents the state of the...

Recently, 'new modes of governance' based on voluntary performance standards, rather than compulsory regulation, have gained salience in European Union governance. Can these 'new modes of governance' offer a credible solution to the challenges faced by EU policy making? We argue that a critical...