Intersecting Interregionalism

Author : Francis Baert,Tiziana Scaramagli,Fredrik Söderbaum
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789400775664

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Intersecting Interregionalism by Francis Baert,Tiziana Scaramagli,Fredrik Söderbaum Pdf

This book has two mutually reinforcing aims/parts. The first aim is to contribute to a more productive debate between different theoretical standpoints. There is surprisingly little theoretical and conceptual debate in this burgeoning field, which is one major reason for the failure to fully grasp the diversity of today’s interregionalism. Too often theorists speak past each other, without really engaging with alternative theoretical perspectives or competing research results. Indeed, this book constitutes the first systematic attempt to bring together leading theories and theorists of interregionalism. Leading scholars from around the world develop their own distinctive theoretical perspectives on interregionalism, with a particular emphasis on the dynamic relationship between regionalism and interregionalism. These highly acclaimed theorists have all been associated over the years with a variety of disciplines, institutions, schools and debates and so bring a rich set of insights and connections to this pioneering project. The second part of the book ‘unpacks’ and problematises the region, the driving actors and institutions that are engaged in interregional relations. There is a strong tendency in the field to treat regions as coherent units actors in an interregional relationship, and such simplified notions about ‘regions’ and ‘regional organisations’ necessarily result in superficial and misleading understandings of interregionalism. This part of the book connects the theoretical discussion in the first part with a manageable empirical object.

Author : Francis Baert,Tiziana Scaramagli,Fredrik Soderbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9400775679

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Intersecting Interregionalism by Francis Baert,Tiziana Scaramagli,Fredrik Soderbaum Pdf

Author : Frank Mattheis,Andréas Litsegård
Publisher : Springer
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319629087

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Interregionalism across the Atlantic Space by Frank Mattheis,Andréas Litsegård Pdf

This book focuses on interregional relations across the Atlantic and the possible evolution of a new, distinctive Atlantic space for international relations. It provides a comprehensive insight into the overlapping linkages of interregionalism in the wider Atlantic space. Additionally, it raises the question of relevance, currently the main question in this field of research: Is interregionalism important because it brings about something new that really matters or is it simply a (perhaps unavoidable) by-product of regionalism? The book conducts an analysis of six interregional relations criss-crossing the Atlantic space, accounting for the multitude of interregional connections within a potential Atlantic macro region and analysing the differences, conflicts and convergences between regional organizations. It engages with the issue of agency in interregional relations, and argues that interregional processes and agendas are always driven and constructed by certain actors for certain purposes.

Author : Gian Luca Gardini,Simon Koschut,Andreas Falke
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498576888

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Interregionalism and the Americas by Gian Luca Gardini,Simon Koschut,Andreas Falke Pdf

This book addresses the question of how the American continent engages with various forms of interregionalism, including how different regions within the Americas deal with other regions of the world as well as how they relate among themselves.

Author : Elisa Lopez-Lucia,Frank Mattheis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000331387

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The Unintended Consequences of Interregionalism by Elisa Lopez-Lucia,Frank Mattheis Pdf

This edited book brings a new analytical angle to the study of comparative regionalism by focussing on the unintended consequences of interregional relations. The book satisfies the need to go beyond the consideration of the success or failure of international policies. It sheds light on complex interactions involving multiple actors, individual and institutional, driven by various representations, interests and strategies, and which often result in unintended consequences that powerfully affect the socio-political context in which they unfold. By providing a new conceptual framework to understand how interregionalism brings about social change, the book examines the effects on the individual and institutional actors of interregional relations, and the effects on the social structures that constitute interregionalism. It also examines interregionalism’s transformational character for structures of regional and international governance, as well as societies. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students in the fields of comparative regionalism, interregionalism, EU studies, international and regional organisations, global governance and more broadly to international relations, international politics and (comparative) area studies.

Author : Mario Torres Jarrín,Lourdes Gabriela Daza Aramayo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031192173

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EU-MERCOSUR Interregionalism by Mario Torres Jarrín,Lourdes Gabriela Daza Aramayo Pdf

This book focuses on EU-MERCOSUR relations from a diplomatic and trade perspective against the background of the political agreement between the two in 2019. The authors take into consideration that EU-MERCOSUR cooperation developed during recent decades has tried, on the one hand, to build a strategic partnership to respond to the main challenges of international agendas and, on the other, to incorporate in Latin American countries the European new vision of transatlantic regionalism. Starting from a historical perspective of the development of interregionalism between the EU and MERCOSUR, the book goes on to study the geopolitical impacts of Brexit, stagnation of the EU-USA relationship, the COVID-19 pandemic, and of new geopolitical players in EU-LAC interregionalism. It discusses the legal institutional framework of the EU-MERCOSUR relations and provides a comparative view of features of MERCOSUR countries vis-à-vis the European Union. The book also analyses and provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of interregional trade in the context of the 2019 agreement. Highly topical and authored by experts in this field, this book is of interest to a wide readership in the social sciences and economics: from political sociology to international relations, diplomacy studies and international trade.

Author : Mario Telò,Louise Fawcett,Frederik Ponjaert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317113478

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Interregionalism and the European Union by Mario Telò,Louise Fawcett,Frederik Ponjaert Pdf

Is the EU isolated within the emergent multipolar world? Concentrating on interregional relations and focussing on the European Union’s (EU) evolving international role with regards to regional cooperation, this innovative book collects a set of fresh empirical analyses of interregional ties binding the EU with its Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, as well as with Asia, Africa and the Americas. The 25 leading authors from 5 continents have contributed original and diverse chapters and the book advances a novel theoretical ‘post-revisionist’ approach beyond both the Eurocentrism of ‘Europe First’ perspectives as well as the Euroscepticism of those advocating to simply move ’Beyond Europe’. After a Foreword by A. Acharya, the book’s five sections reflect the main drivers of EU interregional policies: The European Union as a Sophisticated Laboratory of Regional and Interregional Cooperation (with chapters by M. Telò, L. Fawcett and T. Risse), De Facto Drivers of Regionalism (F. Ponjaert, M. Shu, A. Valladão and C. Jakobeit), De Jure Drivers of Regionalism (S. Lavenex, G. Finizio, C. Jakobeit, R. Coman, C. Cocq & S. Teo L-Shah), Cognitive Drivers of Regionalism (J. Rüland, E. Fitriani, S. Stavridis & S. Kingah, P. Bacon), and Instrumental Drivers of Regionalism (B. Delcourt, C. Olsson & G. Müller, A. Malamud & P. Seabra and L. Fioramonti & J. Kostopoulos).

Author : Knud Erik Jorgensen,Aasne Kalland Aarstad,Edith Drieskens,Katie Laatikainen,Ben Tonra
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781473914438

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The SAGE Handbook of European Foreign Policy by Knud Erik Jorgensen,Aasne Kalland Aarstad,Edith Drieskens,Katie Laatikainen,Ben Tonra Pdf

During the last two decades the study of European foreign policy has experienced remarkable growth, presumably reflecting a more significant international role of the European Union. The Union has significantly expanded its policy portfolio and though empty symbolic politics still exists, the Union’s international relations have become more substantial and its foreign policy more focused. European foreign policy has become a dynamic policy area, being adapted to changing challenges and environments, such as the Arab Spring, new emerging economies/powers; the crisis of multilateralism and much more. The SAGE Handbook of European Foreign Policy, Two-Volume set, is a major reference work for Foreign Policy Programmes around the world. The Handbook is designed to be accessible to graduate and postgraduate students in a wide variety of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. Both volumes are structured to address areas of critical concern to scholars at the cutting edge of all major dimensions of foreign policy. The volumes are composed of original chapters written specifically to the following themes: · Research traditions and historical experience · Theoretical perspectives · EU actors · State actors · Societal actors · The politics of European foreign policy · Bilateral relations · Relations with multilateral institutions · Individual policies · Transnational challenges The Handbook will be an essential reference for both advanced students and scholars.

Author : Tanja A. Börzel,Thomas Risse
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 49,7 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 : Fredrik Söderbaum
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137573032

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Rethinking Regionalism by Fredrik Söderbaum Pdf

Since the late 1980s, there has been a global upsurge of various forms of regionalist projects. The widening and deepening of the European Union (EU) is the most prominent example, but there has also been a revitalization or expansion of many other regionalist projects as well, such as the African Union (AU), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). More or less every government in the world is engaged in regionalism, which also involves a rich variety of business and civil society actors, resulting in a multitude of regional processes in most fields of contemporary politics. In this new text, Fredrik Söderbaum draws on decades of scholarship to provide a major reassessment of regionalism and to address questions about its origins, logic and consequences. By examining regionalism from historical, spatial, comparative and global perspectives, Rethinking Regionalism transcends the deep intellectual and disciplinary rivalries that have limited our knowledge about the subject. This broad-ranging approach enables new and challenging answers to emerge as to why and how regionalism evolves and consolidates, how it can be compared, and what its ongoing significance is for a host of issues within global politics, from security and trade to development and the environment. Retaining a balanced and authoritative style throughout, this text will be welcomed for its uniquely comprehensive examination of regionalism in the contemporary global age.

Author : Yoneyuki Sugita
Publisher : UPA
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780761866794

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Toward a More Amicable Asia-Pacific Region by Yoneyuki Sugita Pdf

As President Obama’s “pivot to Asia” strategy indicates, the Asia-Pacific region is an engine for the world economic growth. However, it has also been an unstable region suffering from many sources of conflicts. This book explores ways and means to establish a more amicable Asia-Pacific region.

Author : Stelios Stavridis,Daniela Irrera
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317499640

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The European Parliament and its International Relations by Stelios Stavridis,Daniela Irrera Pdf

Following the Lisbon Treaty, the powers of the European Parliament in external relations have gradually expanded and it is increasingly influencing the foreign policy of the European Union. This book analyses the role of the European Parliament as an international actor and presents a new debate about its role outside the EU territory. It explores different policy areas including human rights, international aid, trade, crisis management and the environment to provide a systematic analysis of the modern global role of the European Parliament. The book also considers the European Parliament’s regional interactions with Africa, Latin America, the United States, Asia and the Middle East. With a common analytical framework and research covering the lifespan of the European Parliament from its first direct elections in 1979 to the present day, this comprehensive volume presents an unparalleled analysis of one of the most important institutions in the European Union. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics and institutions, European policy, government, international relations and European history.

Author : Gian Luca Gardini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000375381

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External Powers in Latin America by Gian Luca Gardini Pdf

This book examines the role of external powers in Latin America in the 21st century. Non-traditional partners have significantly increased their political and economic engagement with the continent. Five key questions arise: why has this surge taken place; when has it happened; in which regions and sectors is it mostly felt; what is the Latin American perspective; and what are the actual results? The book analyses 16 case studies: the United States, the European Union, China, Russia, Japan, Canada, India, Turkey, Iran, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, the ASEAN countries, South Africa and Australia. The spectrum of existing explanations in the literature spans from neo-extractivism to South-South cooperation. This volume places them in context and proposes a more multifaceted approach, stressing a combination of systemic factors and internal dynamics both in Latin America and in the external partner countries. Geopolitics still matters and so do nation states, their interests and leaders. Ultimately, this surge in engagement has largely reproduced past patterns. Are new partners that different from the old ones?

Author : Elaine Fahey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317515869

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The Actors of Postnational Rule-Making by Elaine Fahey Pdf

Despite its centrality to academic discussions of power and influence, there is little consensus in legal scholarship over what constitutes an actor in rule-making. This book explores the range of actors involved in rule-making within European Union law and Public International law, and focuses especially on actors that are often overlooked by formative and doctrinal approaches. Drawing together contributions from many scholars in various fields the book examines such issues as the accommodation of new actors in the process of postnational rule-making, the visibility or covertness of actors within the process, and the role of social acceptance and legitimacy in postnational rule-making. In its endeavour to render and examine the work and effect of actors often side-lined in the study of postnational rule-making, this book will be of great use and interest to students and scholars of EU law, international law and socio-legal studies.

Author : Stephen Aris,Aglaya Snetkov,Andreas Wenger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351671392

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Inter-organizational Relations in International Security by Stephen Aris,Aglaya Snetkov,Andreas Wenger Pdf

This book examines the politics of the relationships between multilateral organizations that have come to play a major role in contemporary efforts to manage international security. Drawing on concepts developed in Organizational Studies, the book starts from the assumption that inter-organizational relationships are the product of contested politics. Politics that may be either more cooperative or more competitive, but which always contains elements of both. This volume focuses on inter-organizational relations emanating from, through and towards the regional scale. The proliferation in the number of regional multilateral organizations in recent decades and their growing claims to represent effective and legitimate frameworks to address security threats and issues has been widely noted. The book is organized into four sections, covering all aspects of the inter-organizational relationships in which regional multilateral organizations are involved: global-regional, intra-regional, inter-regional, and multi-scalar. Each chapter addresses a distinct case study of inter-organizational relations (bilateral, trilateral or wider network), and examines the politics shaping these relations. This book will be of much interest to students of international security, international organizations, global governance and area studies, more generally.