This book compares the different expressions of, and outcomes from, banking nationalism in two European countries to draw wider conclusions about the consequences for Banking Union in Europe and to show how national governments deal (or fail to deal) with international commitments.

This book examines and investigates the legitimacy of the European Union by acknowledging the importance of variation across actors, institutions, audiences, and context.

This book explains why the European Union member states – in response to the Euro crisis – agreed to establish banking union, despite previous objections, and why they chose its hybrid institutional design.

This comparative book analyses the development of regional integration parliaments in three different continents of the world.