European Union

Scholars debate whether public awareness improves governance in liberal democracies. This article explores its impact on constitutional review by unpopular courts.

Political scientists frequently employ expert surveys to uncover the intrinsic traits of political entities. However, experts often disagree due to varying levels of information and analytical capability.

This article explores a surprising finding: even a climate club initiated by just a few countries can effectively reduce global emissions over time.

States with large markets routinely compete to shield domestic rules from external pressure, export regulatory standards, and give domestic firms competitive advantages. Market power is commonly defined in economic terms, but the political institutions that set jurisdictional boundaries over markets also shape a state's leverage. Where a state draws those boundaries—especially when it expands jurisdiction by harmonizing rules across otherwise distinct subnational or national markets—directly affects its ability to block foreign adjustment pressures and to curtail a rival's authority.

How do perceived motives of foreign donors shape attitudes toward aid in an active conflict zone? The focus is the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine and two competing ways of framing donor intent: as alleviating suffering (humanitarian) or as expanding donor power and influence (political influence).

Does the European Union's policymaking better represent citizens' concerns where they care? This analysis argues that territorial representation systematically weights national opinions based on their salience. Using a novel dataset tracking 211 policy issues across member states, we find nuanced results.