The European Union and the United States are currently negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with potentially enormous economic gains for both partners. Experts from the European Union and the United States explore not only the groundwork laid for TTIP under the "New Transatlanticism," but also the key variables - economic, cultural, institutional, and political - shaping transatlantic policy outcomes. This insightful account into policy cooperation between the EU and the US is a welcomed resource for policy specialists oriented toward comparative public policy wishing to enter the arena of Transatlantic Studies.

Selected Contents: 1. Studying Transatlanticism Laurie Buonanno, Natalia Cuglesan, and Keith Henderson Part 1: Contextualizing Transatlanticism 2. The Changing Context and Nature of the Transatlantic Relationship Michelle Egan & Neill Nugent 3. Transatlantic Foreign Policy Cooperation in the Obama Era Federiga Bindi 4. The Cultural Dynamics of Transatlanticism Michael O'Neill Part 2: Governance 5. Transatlantic Governance Laurie Buonanno Neill Nugent, and Natalia Cuglesan 6. Comparing Administrative Cultures Keith Henderson Part 3: Policies 7. Transatlantic Trade Policy Holly Jarman 8. Transatlantic Competition Policy Nikolaos Zahariadis 9. Transatlantic Transportation Policy Eleanor Zeff, Ellen Pirro, and Reginald Soulyrette 10. A Comparison of Transatlantic Mobility Regimes: The Passenger Name Record and Highly Skilled Migration Alexander Caviedes 11. Transatlantic Financial Services Regulation Laurie Buonanno 12. GMO Food Regulatory Frameworks in the US and the EU Carolyn Dudek Part 4: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Prospects and Challenges 13. TTIP Arrives: Politics and Processes Laurie Buonanno 14. The TTIP Agreement: Market Access, Regulations, and Rules Laurie Buonanno 15. The New and Changing Transatlanticism: Lessons Learned and Future Challenges Laurie Buonanno