Environment and trade are increasingly linked through preferential trade agreements.
Despite the encompassing nature of environmental provisions in trade agreements, studies …

The article begins by exploring the crisis of contemporary multilateralism in terms of three
core elements: institutions, norms and negotiation. It then argues that in relation to these …

Can environmental provisions in preferential trade agreements (PTAs) foster an
environmental race to the top? The ways in which different enforcement mechanisms in …

This article focuses on the links between transatlantic relations-a structured array of markets,
hierarchies, networks, ideas, and institutions-and broader elements of international structure …

Over the last decade, trade negotiations with Canada and the United States met with
considerable resistance from non-governmental organisations (NGO). Moreover, the …

Is the EU isolated within the emergent multipolar world? Concentrating on interregional
relations and focussing on the European Union's evolving international role with regards to …

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was intended to create jobs and
boost the economies on both sides of the Atlantic. However, constituency support was …

Brexit confirms that the EU is not a super-state in the making but rather an advanced
regional organization. This book bridges the gap between EU studies and international …

The year 2016 has been termed the'annus horribilis'(Leonard, 2017) for the European Union
(EU) from a number of perspectives: the United Kingdom decided to leave the club in June …

Over the past years, the economic crisis has significantly challenged the ways through which
social movements have conceptualised and interacted with European Union institutions and …