Regional Integration and Institutional Change in East Asia and the European Union

Introduction.- Regions, Regional Integration Agreements, Regionalism and Regionalization.- The Historical Path-Dependency of Modern East Asia and Chinese Diplomacy.- Unicity and Complexity: a History of European Union, 1945-2025.- The Role of the European Court of Justice in the European Integration Process and the Sustainability of the European Multi Level Legal Order.- From the Colombo Plan to Asia-Pacific Cooperation: Transfer of Hegemony and Japanese Plans for ‘Open Regionalism’.- The Euro Crisis and Changing Governance of the Economic Monetary System: More ‘Regionalism’ at the Expense of ‘Regionalization’?.- Why Does the Euro’s Survival Matter?: Financial Integration in East Asia and the European Union.- Harmonization and Diversification of Contract Conflicts: a Reappraisal.- The Future of Regions in East Asia and the EU: Possible Scenarios.- Regionalism and Regionalization between Market Forces and Intergovernmental Relations.