Regulatory Policy Books

New and Published Books

1. Destination NATO

   Defence Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2003–13

   By Rohan Maxwell, John Andreas Olsen

   Series: Whitehall Papers

   Defence reform has been a major component of Bosnia’s stabilisation and nation-building. Though true for many cases of post-conflict transition, it is especially so for Bosnia, which arguably has the most complex state structure in Europe. Ten years on from the start of Bosnia’s defence-reform...

   Published June 18th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Maastricht Treaty: Second Thoughts after 20 Years

   Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Simon Duke

   Series: Journal of European Integration Special Issues

   The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992 and ratified in the following year, is widely seen as a landmark in the evolution of the European Union. It introduced into the treaty framework revolutionary new elements such as the co-decision procedure between the Council and the European Parliament,...

   Published June 5th 2013 by Routledge
3. Europe and the Management of Globalization

   Edited by Wade Jacoby, Sophie Meunier

   Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books

   European politicians often speak of their efforts to 'manage globalization.' At one level, this is merely a rhetorical device to make globalization more palatable to citizens and prove that policy-makers are still firmly in control of their country’s fate. This volume argues that the advocacy of...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. Achieving Education for All through Public–Private Partnerships?

   Non-State Provision of Education in Developing Countries

   Edited by Pauline Rose

   Series: Development in Practice Books

   Concern for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 has led to a focus on the role that non-state providers (NSPs) can offer in extending access and improving quality of basic services. While NSPs can help to fill a gap in provision to those excluded from state provision, recent...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
5. The European Union's Foreign Economic Policies

   A Principal-Agent Perspective

   Edited by Andreas Dür, Manfred Elsig

   Series: Journal of European Public Policy Special Issues as Books

   The European Union is a key actor in international economic governance. Through its foreign economic policies it plays a central role in the negotiation of international trade agreements, the global regulation of the financial services sector, and the provision of aid to developing countries. This...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
6. Fleeing Homophobia

   Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Asylum

   Edited by Thomas Spijkerboer

   Each year, thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) asylum seekers apply for asylum in EU Member States.This book considers the position of LGBTI asylum seekers in European asylum law. Developing an encompassing approach to the topic, the book identifies and analyzes...

   Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge
7. Transatlantic Regulation

   Edited by Susanne Lütz

   The European and American economies are closely interlinked as mutually important investment and trading partners. The growing intensity of economic interdependence has spurred the transatlantic coordination of rules and standards that can lead to the formation of non-tariff barriers to...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
8. Industrial and Regional Policies in an Enlarging EU

   Edited by David Bailey, Lisa De Propris

   After years of near ‘disrepute’ in official circles, Industrial Policy has made something of a comeback over the last few years and is now very much back on the agenda at national and EU levels, driven by concerns over globalisation, deindustrialisation, unemployment and perceived poor growth in...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
9. Monetary Policy Rule in Theory and Practice

   Facing the Internal vs External Stability Dilemma

   By Nicolas Barbaroux

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking

   This new volume sheds new light on current monetary issues, in particular the debate on monetary policy making, by blending theoretical economic analysis, history of economics, and historical case studies. A discretionary monetary policy refers to cases in which the central bank is free to change...

   Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
10. Resisting Injustice and the Feminist Ethics of Care in the Age of Obama

    “Suddenly,…All the Truth Was Coming Out”

    By David A.J. Richards

    Series: Routledge Research in American Politics and Governance

    David A. J. Richards’s Resisting Injustice and The Feminist Ethics of Care in The Age of Obama: "Suddenly,…All The Truth Was Coming Out" builds on his and Carol Gilligan’s The Deepening Darkness to examine the roots of the resistance movements of the 1960s, the political psychology behind...

    Published April 17th 2013 by Routledge