1st Edition

Regionalisation and Global Governance The Taming of Globalisation?

288 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The relationship between global governance and regionalization is fraught with ambiguity. Understanding regionalization in this context requires an understanding of its relationship, and reactive condition, with both the constellations of global governance and globalization. This book presents an overview and explores the distinctive but intersecting trajectories of regionalization and... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Enhancing Global Governance through Regional Integration  3. Studying Regionalisation Comparatively  4. The Future of Regionalism  5. Rethinking Classical Integration Theory  6. Regional Multinationals and the Myth of Globalisation  7. The Role of Regional Agreements in Trade and Investment Regimes  8. No Safe Havens: Labour, Regional Integration and Globalisation  9. Regionalisation and Responses to Armed Conflict, with Special Focus on Conflict Prevention and Peacekeeping  10. Non-Traditional Security in Asia  11. Making Cultural Policy in a Globalising World  12. Regionalism in Global Governance: Realigning Goals and Leadership with Cultures  13. Executive but Expansive: The L20 as a Project of ‘New’ Multilateralism and ‘New’ Regionalism

Biography

Andrew F. Cooper is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and Associate Director and Distinguished Fellow of The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Waterloo, Canada.

Christopher W. Hughes is a Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the ESRC Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation at the University of Warwick, UK.

Philippe De Lombaerde is a Research Fellow at the United Nations University-Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS) in Bruges, Belgium.