About the Author

Josep M. Colomer is Professor of Political Economy at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC, USA. Member by election of the Academy of Europe and life member of the American Political Science Association. He is the author or editor of 23 books, which have been published in 40 editions in five languages, including the reference textbook The Science of Politics (Oxford University Press) and the recent How Global Institutions Rule the World (Palgrave-Macmillan).