Saturday, November 15, 2025

Kassoti, Cabrita, & Idriz: The European Union and Regionalism: Conceptual and Contextual Perspectives

Eva Kassoti
(T.M.C. Asser Institute), Teresa Cabrita (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels - Law), & Narin Idriz (T.M.C. Asser Institute) have published The European Union and Regionalism: Conceptual and Contextual Perspectives (Brill | Nijhoff 2025). The table of contents is here. Here's the abstract:
While the EU is the most emblematic Regional International Organization (RIO), the 'regional' perspective is largely absent in debates about the EU's identity and external posture. What does the 'regional' lens offer to the study of EU law? How is the regional dimension reflected in EU policymaking, and how does it impact norm production? This book offers the first critical, legal account of the EU as a RIO. It brings together scholars from different disciplines to reflect on the construction, use and misuse of the 'region' in EU law and practice and to examine how this dimension interacts with other RIOs.