| My current work
can be categorized under four (interlocking) research headings. My initial
research - on the institutional conditions for trust and cooperation among
firms, has branched out in two main directions.
First, I have pursued an interest in both comparative
and international political
economy. This has led to my current work, which examines the
political economy of e-commerce, and the new kinds of international institutions
which are coming into being to provide governance for international e-commerce
transactions.
Second, I have maintained an interest in trust
and cooperation, which has further developed into a more general interest
in how the institutions underlying cooperation evolve. I am currently carrying
out my own work relating to this topic, and also collaborating with other
scholars (Jack Knight, Colin Crouch). This work is also an important foundation
for current collaboration with Adrienne Héritier on the European
Union.
Third, nearly all of my work touches in some sense
or another on theories of institutional
development. I am co-directing a workshop on the subject with Alec
Stone-Sweet and Neil Fligstein, and also have several papers that specifically
address issues of institutional change.
Finally, I have a continued interest in the politics
of the European Union.
I
am currently working with Adrienne Héritier on institutional change
in the co-decision procedure, whereby Parliament and Council work together
in the legislative process. My work on privacy also seeks directly to examine
EU-US relations in the sphere of e-commerce.
For more specific information, and papers, choose
one of the links below.
Trust
and Cooperation in Economic Relations
The
Political Economy of E-Commerce (International Governance of Privacy)
Theories
of Institutional Development
The
European Union |