Comparative Regional Systems

Author : Werner J. Feld,Gavin Boyd
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483148151

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Comparative Regional Systems by Werner J. Feld,Gavin Boyd Pdf

Comparative Regional Systems: West and East Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Developing Countries is a comparative study of regional systems, namely, West and East Europe, North America, the Middle East, and developing countries. This book examines the patterned and unpatterned forms of international activity through which states relate to the most important entities in world politics: their neighbors. The cooperative and conflictual behavior in international politics occurring within regional contexts is discussed, with emphasis on the sources and forms of this behavior as well as the issues that contribute to it and those that it creates. This monograph is comprised of 15 chapters and opens with an analysis of clusters of variables that form linked patterns within each international region, paying particular attention to the developmental issues that appear to be posed in the various regions of world politics. The following chapters focus on social-psychological factors in regional politics; regional patterns of economic cooperation; political change in regional systems; patterns of transregional relations; and interactions between regional organizations in various parts of the world and the global system that may affect either the operation of the latter or influence actions and functions of the former. The final chapter examines the problems and pitfalls of regional integration theories, along with their inability to "scientifically" predict the pathways of regional development. This text is designed to assist students, professionals, and the general public interested in international relations.

Author : Carlos Closa,Lorenzo Casini,Omri Sender
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107578586

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Comparative Regional Integration by Carlos Closa,Lorenzo Casini,Omri Sender Pdf

Groundbreaking comparative analysis of governance systems and institutional choices in different regional and international organizations.

Author : Ariel Ira Ahram,Patrick Köllner,Rudra Sil
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190846374

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Comparative Area Studies by Ariel Ira Ahram,Patrick Köllner,Rudra Sil Pdf

In Comparative Area Studies, the editors and contributors are motivated by two basic convictions: first, that intensive regional research remains indispensable to the social sciences; and second, that this research risks becoming marginalized in the absence of concerted efforts to link it to disciplinary concepts and theories that have relevance beyond a single region.

Author : Finn Laursen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351950022

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Comparative Regional Integration by Finn Laursen Pdf

This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia. Comparisons are drawn between these efforts and those made in the EU, where integration has progressed much further. The book asks: what explains the variation in achievements? What kind of agreements and institutions are needed to produce regional integration? Is 'pooling and delegation' of sovereignty necessary to overcome 'collective action problems'? How important is regional leadership? This work is a major new contribution to the literature on regional integration, and will appeal to theorists, policymakers, students and other readers concerned about world developments. It will also be of value to courses covering international political economy, international relations and regional integration, at both undergraduate and graduate level.

Author : Finn Laursen
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : International economic integration
ISBN : UOM:39015057635982

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Comparative Regional Integration by Finn Laursen Pdf

By contrasting theoretical perspectives on regional integration, this text advances our understanding of this important phenomenon in international relations. The volume contains theoretical considerations with empirical studies of integration efforts in Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Author : A. Glenn Mower Jr.
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313272356

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Regional Human Rights by A. Glenn Mower Jr. Pdf

2. National political systems

Author : Tanja A. Börzel,Thomas Risse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199682300

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The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism by Tanja A. Börzel,Thomas Risse Pdf

A systematic and wide-ranging survey of the scholarship on regionalism, regionalisation, and regional governance. Unpacking the major debates, leading authors of the field synthesise the state of the art, provide a guide to the comparative study of regionalism, and identify future avenues of research.

Author : Michael Schulz,Fredrik Soderbaum,Joakim Öjendal
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1856497291

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Regionalization in a Globalizing World by Michael Schulz,Fredrik Soderbaum,Joakim Öjendal Pdf

The international system has been transformed by the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the decline of the Non-aligned Movement, and the rise of globalization. This volume explores one important feature of the new global politics -- the emerging role of regional systems of relations. While the European Union is the most advanced case, most other parts of the world display at least the beginnings of regional systems. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the book examines these processes from a comparative perspective. Focusing on all the major regions of the world, this book shows that regionalization is an unevenly developing, highly heterogeneous and multidimensional phenomenon. But in the search for a new basis for world order, it does constitute an interesting possibility. The contributors come from a range of disciplines. Each is an area specialist. Their thoughtful, up-to-date analyses examine eleven different regions that are coming into existence in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Strong comparative essays put the empirical material in the context of the diverse strands of new thinking in international studies that is emerging. The volume provides a useful text both for graduate and post-graduate students.

Author : William M. Reisinger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135122478

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Russia's Regions and Comparative Subnational Politics by William M. Reisinger Pdf

Subnational political units are growing in influence in national and international affairs, drawing increasing scholarly attention to politics beyond national capitals. In this book, leading Russian and Western political scientists contribute to debates in comparative politics by examining Russia’s subnational politics. Beginning with a chapter that reviews major debates in theory and method, this book continues to examine Russia’s 83 regions, exploring a wide range of topics including the nature and stability of authoritarian regimes, federal politics, political parties, ethnic conflict, governance and inequality in a comparative perspective. Providing both qualitative and quantitative data from 20 years of original research, the book draws on elite interaction, public opinion and the role of institutions regionally in the post-Soviet years. The regions vary on a number of theoretically interesting dimensions while their federal membership provides control for other dimensions that are challenging for globally comparative studies. The authors demonstrate the utility of subnational analyses and show how regional research can help answer a variety of political questions, providing evidence from Russia that can be used by specialists on other large countries or world regions in cross-national scholarship. Situated within broader theoretical and methodological political science debates, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Russian politics, comparative politics, regionalism and subnational politics.

Author : Iris Geva-May,B. Guy Peters,Joselyn Muhleisen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429806636

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Theory and Methods in Comparative Policy Analysis Studies by Iris Geva-May,B. Guy Peters,Joselyn Muhleisen Pdf

Volume One of the Classics of Comparative Policy Analysis, "Theory and Methods in Comparative Policy Analysis Studies" includes chapters that apply or further theory and methodology in the comparative study of public policy, in general, and policy analysis, in particular. Throughout the volume the chapters engage in theory building by assessing the relevance of theoretical approaches drawn from the social sciences, as well as some which are distinctive to policy analysis. Other chapters focus on various comparative approaches based on developments and challenges in the methodology of policy analysis. Together, this collection provides a comprehensive scholastic foundation to comparative policy analysis and comparative policy studies. "Theory and Methods in Comparative Policy Analysis Studies" will be of great interest to scholars and learners of public policy and social sciences, as well as to practitioners considering what can be learned or facilitated through methodologically and theoretically sound approaches. The chapters were originally published as articles in the Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis which in the last two decades has pioneered the development of comparative public policy. The volume is part of a four-volume series, the Classics of Comparative Policy Analysis including Theories and Methods, Institutions and Governance, Regional Comparisons, and Policy Sectors. Each volume showcases a different new chapter comparing domains of study interrelated with comparative public policy: political science, public administration, governance and policy design, authored by the JCPA co-editors Giliberto Capano, Iris Geva-May, Michael Howlett, Leslie A. Pal and B. Guy Peters.

Author : David Doloreux
Publisher : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0612829847

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Regional Systems of Innovation in Canada [microform] : a Comparative Perspective by David Doloreux Pdf

Author : Fred H. Lawson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351949996

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Comparative Regionalism by Fred H. Lawson Pdf

Regionalism has regained momentum in the post-Cold War era. New economic groupings continue to spring up across the globe, while older regional organizations have strengthened their institutional bases and broadened their scope. Explaining the reinvigoration of regionalism requires comparative analyses that not only highlight the commonalities that characterize various regional experiments but also account for the differential outcomes and divergent trajectories such projects exhibit. This collection of seminal articles on regionalism advances theoretical concepts that can stimulate useful comparisons, along with scholarly surveys of important instances of regionalism in the contemporary world. Besides classic studies of the European Union, the volume includes authoritative overviews and case studies of regionalist projects in East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Central Eurasia. An introductory essay situates these articles in the context of the five decade-long research program on regional integration theory.

Author : Dinah Shelton,Paolo G. Carozza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199941520

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Regional Protection of Human Rights by Dinah Shelton,Paolo G. Carozza Pdf

What role do human rights play in the development of regional organizations? What human rights obligations do states assume upon joining regional bodies? Regional Protection of Human Rights, Second Edition is the first text of its kind devoted to the European, Inter-American and African systems for the protection of human rights. It illustrates how international human rights law is interpreted and implemented across international organizations and offers examples of political, economic, social problems and legal issues to emphasize the significant impact of international human rights law institutions on the constitutions, law, policies, and societies of different regions. Regional Protection of Human Rights provides readers with access to the basic documents of each legal system and their inter-relationships, enabling readers to apply those documents to ever-changing global situations, and alerting them to the dynamic nature of regional human rights law and institutions. The jurisprudence of the European and Inter-American Courts and decisions of the Inter-American and African Commissions are emphasized, including decisions on the interpretation and application of various human rights, procedural requirements and remedies. Prospects for regional systems in the Middle East and Asia are also discussed. The relevant basic texts are reproduced in a documentary supplement. Together, Regional Protection of Human Rights and its accompanying Documentary Supplement provide comprehensive access to the basic documents of each legal system and their inter-relationships, enabling readers to apply those documents to ever-changing global situations, and alerting them to the dynamic nature of regional human rights law and institutions. In addition to serving as a text for courses on human rights law, the book will be useful for courses in international law, international relations, and political science. It is also be a helpful resource for lawyers and policy-makers concerned with the protection of human rights.

Author : Louis Brennan,Philomena Murray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317591399

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Drivers of Integration and Regionalism in Europe and Asia by Louis Brennan,Philomena Murray Pdf

This book examines the drivers of regionalism and integration in both Europe and Asia and seeks to forge comparative perspectives between the two regions. Comprising contributions from scholars, analysts and policymakers, this volume explores and debates how and why regional bodies such as the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are formed and sustained. Furthermore, it examines the drivers of, and impediments to, regionalism and integration. The debates regarding what and who constitute drivers are presented in a fresh, thematic and comprehensive manner. Leadership and core states are also critically examined, whilst material, ideational and normative factors are all assessed comparatively. Significantly, in light of the global financial crisis, the book considers the role of crisis as a driver of regionalism and integration. This book will be of interest to students, scholars and policymakers interested in Asian and European politics and comparative politics.

Author : Etel Solingen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317636823

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Comparative Regionalism by Etel Solingen Pdf

This book comprises key essays on comparative regionalism and, more broadly, on regional conflict and cooperation by Professor Etel Solingen. The study of regionalism, a subject pioneered by Solingen in the 1990s, is now an established field of inquiry, with a large community of scholars and practitioners around the world. This book provides a window into an evolving conceptual framework for comparing regional arrangements, with a special emphasis on non-European regions. Framed by a comprehensive, previously unpublished introduction, the chapters provide a broad spectrum of analysis on domestic political economy, democracy, regional institutions, and global forces as they shape different regional outcomes and trajectories in economics and security. Themes as different as the regional effects of democratization in the Middle East and East Asia, the rise of China, Euro-Mediterranean relations, and regional nuclear trajectories are traced back to a common analytical core. The nature of domestic ruling coalitions serves as the pivotal analytical anchor explaining the effects of globalization and economic reform on different regional arrangements. This collection provides a focal point that brings this work together in a new light and will be of much interest to students of regionalism, international relations theory, international and comparative political economy, international history and grand strategy.