International Handbook on Informal Governance

Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Professor of Political Science and European Integration, Department of Political Science, Luiss Università Guido Carli, Italy and Christine Neuhold, Associate Professor of European Governance, Department of Political Science, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

承认治理不仅依赖于formal rules and institutions but to a significant degree also on informal practices and arrangements, this unique Handbook examines and analyses a wide variety of theoretical, conceptual and normative perspectives on informal governance.

‘This volume provides a welcome overview of the diverse ways in which informal practices and norms shape policy in national states, the European Union, and international relations. The wide range of cases that feature in the volume point to the normative and substantive importance of informality. This volume is a valuable contribution to a fascinating and under-researched topic.’
– Gary Marks, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, US and VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands