This article reviews the literature on Europeanization beyond the group of EU member and
(potential) candidate countries. It uses the analysis of Europeanization in applicant states as …

This article reviews the literature on Europeanization beyond the group of EU
member,“quasi-member” and applicant states. It uses the analysis of Europeanization in the …

This open access book provides an updated and fully revised 4th edition of this authoritative
analysis of Swiss democracy. It particularly explains the institutions of federalism and …

With its focus on the external dimension of the rapidly evolving European Union immigration
policies, this article seeks to contribute to the debates on the EU's impact on states and …

What explains variation in immigration policy, especially policy regulating low-skill workers?
A common argument invokes prejudice against foreigners as an explanation for why nations …

This book analyses the present European Union (EU) approach to state-building, both in
policy and operation. It offers a review of the literature on peace-building, EU state-building …

This in-depth study of the decision-making processes of the early 2000s shows that the
Swiss consensus democracy has changed considerably. Power relations have transformed …

Most chapters of this book draw on papers that were presented at conference panels and in
academic workshops and that have subsequently been published in journals or online …

The article discusses the projection of European Union (EU) power under conditions of
contested statehood in its 'near abroad'. Using the EU's mission in Kosovo (EULEX) as a …

The free circulation of workers and services in the European Union after its latest
enlargements has been believed to foster a 'race to the bottom'in wage standards. This …