Research on design of international institutions should take seriously two observations. First, given the power-driven nature of international politics, ultimately the sole way in which institutions enhance cooperation is through improved transmission of information. Second, given the complexity...

This study challenges the conventional view that CEE countries are in their attitudes towards the adoption of the euro driven by materialistic concerns. It argues that neither ‘objective' indicators of economic benefits, nor the distributive impacts which the adoption of the euro is likely to...

Existing theories make divergent predictions about the impact of new powers on the global political economy. Some argue that a more even distribution of power will erode international cooperation, while others argue that cooperation can continue with the help of international institutions to...

Existing theories make divergent predictions about the impact of new powers on the global political economy. Some argue that a more even distribution of power will erode international cooperation, while others argue that cooperation can continue with the help of international institutions to...

The purpose of this article is to outline important developments in the European Union decision-making after the eastern enlargement and to draw attention to their likely implications, especially to the threats they may pose to the functioning and democratic quality of the European polity....