1st Edition

Regionalism in a Changing World Comparative Perspectives in the New Global order

Edited By Lorenzo Fioramonti Copyright 2013
174 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

174 Pages
by Routledge

Regionalism has been a key feature of contemporary international relations. As the most successful case of regional integration, the European Union (EU) has been leading the international debate. Yet, in the past few years new regional practices have emerged in other continents, thus adding to the variety and scope of regionalization processes. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the... Read more

1. Introduction: Regionalism in a changing world, Lorenzo Fioramonti, Research Unit for Euro-African Studies, University of Pretoria.

2. Comparative regionalism: A field whose time has come?, Amitav Acharya, American University in Washington.

3. Why we need to ‘unpack’ regions to better compare them, Luk Van Langenhove, UNU-CRIS.

4. The global capitalist crisis and the future of the European project, Henk Overbeek, VU University.

5. States, uncomfortable lodgers: Legal, political and cultural forces in the EU judicial integration, Daniela Piana (University of Bologna (Italy) and Institute for Judicial Studies UCL London.

6. Africa’s regional evolution, emerging powers and the European Union: the end of asymmetrical partnerships, Francis A. Kornegay & Gerrit Olivier, Research Unit for Euro-African Studies, University of Pretoria.

7. Rethinking the (European) foundations of sub-Saharan regional economic integration, Peter Draper, South African Institute of International Affairs.

8. Legal harmonization in Africa: taking stock and moving forward, Magnus Killander, Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria.

9. Regional integration in Asia: a comparative perspective, Xinning Song, Renmin University of China.

10. Pan-Asian Multilateralism rather than Intra-Asian Regionalism, David Camroux, Centre d’études et de recherches internationales, Sciences-Po.

11. Has Regionalism Peaked? The Latin American Quagmire and its Lessons, Andrés Malamud (University of Lisbon) and Gian Luca Gardini.

12. Conclusion: the future of regionalism, Lorenzo Fioramonti, Research Unit for Euro-African Studies, University of Pretoria.

Biography

Lorenzo Fioramonti, PhD, is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pretoria (South Africa). His recent publications include Regions and Crises (Palgrave 2012), European Union Democracy Aid (Routledge 2010) and External Perceptions of the European Union as a Global Actor (Routledge 2010).