Regionalism Books

New and Published Books

1. New Perspectives on Turkey-EU Relations

   Edited by Chris Rumford

   This book makes the case for looking afresh at Turkey-EU relations in order to appreciate the richness and complexity of a relationship which is now more than 50 years old and is still not close to reaching fulfilment. The contributors challenge conventional attempts to understand Turkey-EU...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. ASEAN Regionalism

   Cooperation, Values and Institutionalisation

   By Christopher B. Roberts

   Series: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

   This book examines the key motivations for and challenges to greater regional integration in Southeast Asia. It demonstrates how security and economic concerns -domestic, regional and international - have either contributed to, or detracted from, an increased level of unity and cooperation in ASEAN...

   Published April 29th 2013 by Routledge
3. Overseas Chinese, Ethnic Minorities and Nationalism

   De-Centering China

   By Elena Barabantseva

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asia's Transformations

   Elena Barabantseva looks at the close relationship between state-led nationalism and modernisation, with specific reference to discourses on the overseas Chinese and minority nationalities. The interplay between modernisation programmes and nationalist discourses has shaped China’s national project...

   Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge
4. History Textbooks and the Wars in Asia

   Divided Memories

   Edited by Gi-Wook Shin, Daniel C. Sneider

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   Over the past fifteen years Northeast Asia has witnessed growing intraregional exchanges and interactions, especially in the realms of culture and economy. Still, the region cannot escape from the burden of history. This book examines the formation of historical memory in four Northeast Asian...

   Published January 28th 2013 by Routledge
5. European Security Policy and Strategic Culture

   Edited by Peter Schmidt, Benjamin Zyla

   With the Lisbon Treaty in place and the European Union increasingly involved in international crisis management and stabilization operations in places near and far, this volume revisits the trajectory of a European strategic culture. Specifically, it studies the usefulness of its application in a...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
6. Regional Economic Integration in South Asia

   Trapped in Conflict?

   By Amita Batra

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   South Asia today is among the most unstable regions in the world, riddled by both intra- and inter-state conflict. This book presents a comprehensive technical analysis of the trade–conflict relationship within the region, and explores how South Asia demonstrates underperformance of its potential...

   Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge
7. Somalia: State Collapse, Terrorism and Piracy

   Edited by Brian Hesse

   The situation in Somalia today embodies some of the most pressing issues in international relations. How should the international community deal with the collapsed state that is Somalia? From the presence of al-Qaeda operatives to pirates, to what extent is Somalia a threat to global peace and...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. Japan and East Asian Monetary Regionalism

   Towards a Proactive Leadership Role?

   By Shigeko Hayashi

   Series: Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/Routledge Series

   Based on original fieldwork including interviews held with Japanese officials, this text provides important new insight into Japan and East Asian relations, principally through the close examination of changes in Japan’s regional policy. Furthering discussions on Japan’s new regional activism,...

   Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge
9. The State and Security in Mexico

   Transformation and Crisis in Regional Perspective

   Edited by Brian Bow, Arturo Santa-Cruz

   Series: Routledge Studies in North American Politics

   At the turn of the millennium, Mexico seemed to have finally found its path to political and economic modernization; a state which had been deeply embedded in society was being pulled out, with new political leaders allowing market forces to play a greater role in guiding the nation’s economic...

   Published November 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Right to Self-determination Under International Law

    “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Rule of the Great Powers

    By Milena Sterio

    Series: Routledge Research in International Law

    This book proposes a novel theory of self-determination; the Rule of the Great Powers. This book argues that traditional legal norms on self-determination have failed to explain and account for recent results of secessionist self-determination struggles. While secessionist groups like the East...

    Published November 4th 2012 by Routledge