Supranationalism in the New World Order argues that in the post-Cold War distribution of global power and configuration of global players, the European Union is just one among a growing number of regional regimes that are acquiring prominent roles in the process of global governance, to some extent through the operation of differentiated zones of geo-political management. The EU is currently the most advanced and influential example of a regional regime by virtue of having the novel European Community at its core--the EC uniquely being constructed around supranational institutions,...

This text provides a comparative examination of Britain within the European Union, and Japan within the Pacific Rim. The economic, political and social development of Britain and Japan are viewed within their respective supranational context while particular attention is paid to the implications of the state/citizenship/gender/nexus. The Britain/Japan comparison is used in order to refine social science insights, concepts and theories and at the same time assess and inform relevant social and economic policies.