This paper explores how legitimate are the new governance mechanisms adopted in the context of the Economic and Monetary Union for addressing the economic crisis. To that aim, the relation between governance mechanisms and democratic legitimacy is explored, distinguishing between governance as...

Investment treaties are some of the most controversial yet least understood instruments of global economic governance. Public interest in international investment arbitration is growing, and some developed and developing countries are beginning to revisit their investment treaty policies. The...

In the current paper, we investigate the impasse over the two forms of Internet governance on trans-national governance issues of the Internet, i.e., multilateral vs. multi-stakeholder. Considering the long controversy over the more appropriate governance form, in this research work, we intend...

We offer a simple model of policymaking emphasizing socialization and limits on human cognition to explicate mechanisms of change in emergent (as opposed to established) institutions. Emergent institutions are more susceptible to change, and their opponents may use frames or existing reference...

We offer a simple model of policymaking emphasizing socialization and limits on human cognition to explicate mechanisms of change in emergent (as opposed to established) institutions. Emergent institutions are more susceptible to change, and their opponents may use frames or existing reference...

The increasing relevance of transnational governance for the regulation of cross-border economic relations in many public policy fields has given rise to debates about its legitimacy. This paper provides an introduction to normative and empirical approaches and suggests to bridge between them by...