▪ Abstract The field of political socialization is often stereotyped in terms of some of the
earliest work in the field and is neglected outside certain areas of American political …

This article reviews the Europeanization literature and proposes to distinguish between four
different kinds of Europeanization: policy-Europeanization, political Europeanization …

Why a Book on Contestation? This book's theory of contestation is motivated by two recent
developments in the field of international relations theories. First, most constructivist and …

The debate between realists and liberals has reemerged as an axis of contention in
international relations theory. Revolving in the past around competing theories of human …

This comprehensive, up to date and theoretically informed text examines the full range of the
European Union's external relations including the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It …

Sprache spielt im Konstruktivismus eine wichtige Rolle. Doch das Sprachverständnis ist
oberflächlich, denn untersucht werden nur Inhalte und Argumente. Wirklichkeit wird aber …

Why do agents comply with the norms embedded in regimes and international institutions?
Scholars have proposed two competing answers to this compliance puzzle, one rationalist …

While scholars of International Relations and comparative politics have usually treated
rhetoric as epiphenomenal, one strand of constructivism has recently returned rhetoric to the …

This detailed account of ethnic minority politics explains when and how European
institutions successfully used norms and incentives to shape domestic policy toward ethnic …

Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world politics. Their
characteristics and performance vary widely: some are highly legalistic and bureaucratic …