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  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Subsection of Section C
    1.Theory of regional integration processes
    2.Cooperations and integration in Africa and in the Middle East
    3.Cooperations and integration in Central and North America
    4.Cooperation and integration in Central and Latin America
    5.Cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific Area
    6.The European unification process
    7.Inter-regional Cooperation
    Items of Subsection 1.Theory of regional integration processes
    Telò Mario (ed.)
    European Union and New Regionalism - Second Edition »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2007
    Stemming from an international and multidisciplinary network of leading specialists, this best-selling text is fully updated with new chapter additions. With the first edition prepared at the end of the last century, this new edition anticipates the world of regionalism as we move further into this millennium. This new edition offers: - A vigorous response to conventional wisdom on EU international identity. - An exploration of key issues of regionalism versus globalization and the potential for world economic and political governance through regionalism. - A key resource for postgraduate or undergraduate study and research of international relations, European studies, comparative politics and international political economy. Taking into account the expanded European Union, the volume comprises contributions from established scholars in the field to highlight external relations in the framework of the development of regional arrangements within the globalized world of the 21st century.
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    Van Langenhove Luk
    Building Regions. The Regionalization of the World Order »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the present 'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is analysed in this monograph. But what are regions? Regions can be small or huge. They can be part of a single state, be composed out of different states or stretched out across borders. They can be important recognized economic, social or cultural entities or they can be largely ignored by the people who live on a region's territory. They can be well-defined with clear cut boundaries as is the case in so-called 'constitutional regions' or they can be fuzzy as for instance in cross-border regions. In sum, they are not a natural kind and defining regions is not a simple task. Luk Van Langenhove advances the concept of region building as an alternative to the construction of regions with three issues of region building being explored: - Why are regions built in a world of states? - How do region building processes take place? - How are regions transforming the present world order? Crossing disciplinary boundaries, this book is an exercise in theorizing regions and brings together under one conceptual framework, different processes and concepts such as regional integration, devolution, federalism, and separatism and refines the social constructionist view on regions
    Laursen Finn (ed.)
    Comparative Regional Integration »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2010
    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.
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    Farrell Mary, Hettne Bjorn, Langenhove Luk (eds.)
    Global Politics of Regionalism »
    Pluto Press , London , 2005
    This book explores the phenomenon of regionalism. In a seeming contradiction to globalization, there is a growing tendency for countries to enter into regional arrangements as a response to the pressures of operating in a global marketplace. But regionalism is also emerging as a phenomenon in its own right, serving distinct purposes and taking different forms in different areas. The contributors explore how these patterns impact on wider issues such as global governance, democracy and trade. The book reviews the major theoretical approaches to regional cooperation including perspectives from international relations, political economy, economics and sociology. It is divided into three main sections: theoretical approaches to regionalism; issues of regional cooperation (such as security, monetary issues, identity and integration); and an exploration of specific case studies including the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, China, Europe, Asia and the Pacific.With an international range of contributors, including Bjorn Hettne, Louise Fawcett and Andrew Hurrell, this in-depth and multi-disciplinary guide will be of interest to students across the social sciences and to the wider policy community.
    Erckel Sebastian
    India and the European Union - Two Models of Integration »
    Grin Verlag , 2009
    The late 20th century has witnessed a confusing and seemingly also threatening diversification of world politics, especially after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. While shortly after these events the victory of democracy was celebrated or even the “end of history” proclaimed (Fukuyama), it soon became clear that these rather optimistic assumptions could not be sustained. Huntington (1993) predicted conflicts along cultural lines and Alvin and Heidi Toffler (1994) assumed these conflicts would take the form of asymmetric warfare leading to the phenomenon of “failed states” which, according to Chomsky (2006), present a threat to democracy. Asymmetric warfare, cultural conflicts and failed states have all already left their impact on the young 21st century. Yet the same period of time has also seen unprecedented global integration, in the economy, but in terms of human personal exchange as well, largely fueled by new communication technologies. However, the emerging “global village” seems to bear more characteristics of a Hobbesian state of nature than of a global civilization. Furthermore, as there are an ever increasing number of issues which can obviously only be addressed on a transnational basis, it becomes necessary to supplement global economic integration with an adequate political framework. Both India and the European Union are prime examples of political integration, the former for national and the latter for regional integration. However, one of the presumptions of this dissertation is that in both cases complementary forms of political integration can be identified: while in India national integration necessitated regional integration, the European Union may well be on its way toward a European super- state. The term “model” has two connotations: (1) it describes a distinguishable set of characteristics, and (2) it contains a (usually positive) qualitative aspect, something that could/ should be followed or imitated. While in the case of India and the European Union the first connotation is rather obvious as two distinctive types of integration can be identified, this dissertation not only attempts to analyse these different types but also to verify whether the second connotation can be applied or not. As the hypothesis is that in both types elements of the other will be identifiable, the focus rests upon discovering certain patterns of integration while at the same time appreciating the differences.
    Ndlovu Lonias
    International Trade and Environmental Governance in the WTO and NAFTA. Selected Thematic Lessons for SADC in Transition »
    LAP Lambert Academic Publishing , 2011
    This book focuses on the theme of international trade regulation and environmental governance under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The regulation of international trade in an environmental context has been discussed ad nauseam but this book specifically contextualizes the debate to the regional grouping Southern African Development Community (SADC) and extracts context- specific lessons. The book's approach is simple. WTO disputes covering diverse subjects such as natural resource conservation, human health, plant and animal health are discussed and important lessons for a transforming SADC extracted.Dolphins, turtles, meat and meat products, asbestos and other natural resources are important in international trade and this book spells out clearly that in order to effectively trade in these resources, unilateralism must give way to multilateralism. This book concludes on an optimistic note by affirming that the WTO and NAFTA provisions on the settlement of trade-environment disputes will shed light on a future SADC trade and environment regime
    Petchsiri Apirat, de Sales Marques José Luis, Roth William (eds.)
    Promoting Human Rights in Asia and Europe: The Role of Regional Integration »
    Nomos Verlag , Baden Baden , 2009
    Volz Ulrich
    Regional Integration, Economic Development And Global Governance »
    Edward Elgar , 2011
    ‘This book explores a central issue of the world economy today: the role of regional integration for economic development and global governance. The importance of this issue comes from the fact that the globalisation process that we have been experiencing in recent decades is also a process of open regionalism. […] To what extent does this process contribute to development? The reader will find many interesting answers to this question in the book, [which] is an outstanding contribution to this debate. I welcome its publication and look forward to its influence on global debates on the relations between regional integration, development and global governance.’ – From the foreword by José Antonio Ocampo, Columbia University, US
    Fioramonti Lorenzo (ed.)
    Regionalism in a Changing World. Comparative Perspectives in the New Global order »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2012
    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 state of regionalism in a global arena ever more dominated by emerging powers and shifting political/economic balances. Against the backdrop of the global economic crisis, which has invariably weakened Europe and its integration model, the book examines the pace of integration in Africa, Asia and South America, highlighting the opportunities and challenges that the new global order poses to contemporary regionalisms. Besides a number of empirical case studies focusing on the political, economic and legal aspects of regionalization, the book also discusses innovative theoretical approaches to the study of regionalism in a post-European context. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Spectator
    Börzel Tanja A., Goltermann Lukas, Lohaus Mathis, Striebinger Kai (eds.)
    Roads to Regionalism. Genesis, Design, and Effects of Regional Organizations »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    Over the past few decades states all around the globe have intensified institutionalized cooperation at the regional level. To deepen our understanding of state-led regionalism, the authors use an analytical framework comprising four main strands. First, they describe and explain the genesis and growth of regional organizations. Second, they account for institutional design, looking at important similarities and differences. Third, they examine the interaction between organizations and member states in an attempt to reveal factors that shape the level of commitment to and compliance with regional initiatives. Finally, they consider the impact of regional organizations on their member states. They conclude by providing a foundation for future research on the dynamic development of regionalism.
    Shaw Timothy M., Grant J. Andrew, Cornelissen Scarlett (eds.)
    The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    EU studies increasingly recognize the salience of new regional insights. Hence, this collection of original essays provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of both established and emerging examples of formal political and economic organizations as well as informal regional entities and networks. Aimed at scholars and students interested in the continuing growth of regionalism, The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms is a key resource to understanding the major debates in the field. Organized into three main sections, this volume deals with a wide range of issues covering the following important research areas: -Section one covers theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of established and formal regionalism, emerging and informal regionalism, inter-regionalism, and levels of regionalism. -Section two provides detailed case-studies of established and formal regionalisms: EU, NAFTA, ASEAN, SAARC, OAS, MERCOSUR, AU, ECOWAS, and SADC. -Section three offers case-studies that investigate emerging and informal regionalisms in Oceania, the Arab League, BRICSAM, and the Commonwealth(s) as well as thought-provoking chapters on micro-regional processes evident in spatial development initiatives, transnational gangs, transfrontier conservation areas, and the migration-conflict nexus in natural resource sectors. With the study of regionalism becoming an increasingly important part of politics, international relations, development, and global studies courses, this comprehensive volume is a valuable addition for classroom use.
    De Lombaerde Philippe, Schulz Michael (eds.)
    The EU and World Regionalism »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2009
    Much has been said about the driving forces of region-building processes or regionalization worldwide, yet few systematic and comparative studies have been conducted on how regions can contribute to the building of other regions - and more concretely, how the European Union has 'pushed' for regionalization worldwide. This comparative book investigates the impact that the EU has on regionalization elsewhere through its inter-regional relations. Covering agriculture, trade, ASEAN, NAFTA, MERCOSUR and Commonwealth amongst other topics, it investigates whether the EU's contributions, both direct and indirect, to increased regional integration in different parts of the world.
    Baldersheim Harald, Vegard Haug Are, Øgård Morten (eds.)
    The Rise of the Networking Region. The Challenges of Regional Collaboration in a Globalized World »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    How regions and cities adapt to a Network Society and a globalized environment, the policies they pursue and how structures of governance are transformed in the pursuit of those policies are major themes in this volume. These issues are addressed with specific reference to the Nordic regions of Europe. Covering the four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden plus the Faroe Islands, this volume charts the changes in networking activities and related development initiatives that have taken place over the last ten years. This means analysing regions in their pursuit of new policies, partnerships and styles of representation. Through this process regions are becoming partners and players in European integration and a movement of integrative regionalism is taking shape which is different from inward looking identity regionalism or self-centred competitive regionalism and takes regions beyond lobbying in Brussels.
    Items of Subsection 2.Cooperations and integration in Africa and in the Middle East
    Abegunrin Olayiwola
    Africa in Global Politics in the Twenty-First Century »
    Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke , 2009
    In this twenty-first century, Africa has become an important source of the United States' energy imports and the world's natural resources. It has also become the epicenter of the world's deadly health epidemic, HIV/AIDS, and one of the battlegrounds in the fight against terrorism. With Nigeria and South Africa leading the continent, Africa has become a major player to be reckoned with in the global affairs.
    Nkrumah Kwame
    Africa must unite »
    Editori Internazionali Riuniti , Roma , 2011
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    Akonor Kwame
    African Economic Institutions »
    Routledge , London/New york , 2009
    Dompere Kofi Kissi
    African Union: Pan African analytical foundations »
    Adonis & Abbey Publishers , London , 2006
    The monograph advances a sociological, political and politico-economic theoretic argument for African unity. The conceptual system is based on the philosophy of polyrhythmicity. The methods and techniques of the argument are drawn from the logic of polyrhythmics where conflicts in cultural differences as revealed in Africa's diversity are viewed as strength and beauty in unity within the Africentric mindset. These cultural conflicts and differences must be concretized in unity for Africa's emancipation, development and social welfare improvements. The main premise of the book is that Africa must unite without which Africa's rapid socio-economic development will be kept in arrested mode and held hostage by imperial system of predation through international strategic resource games. The validity of the main premise is demonstrated from a global conceptual view of African nationalism. The concept of global African nationalism is developed from the Pan-African analytical foundations after reviewing other views with the title "African nationalism". The logic of the analysis is systematically constructed from the building blocks and conceptual relationships among state-specific nationalism, ethnic-specific affinity and tribal-specific affinity; and the roles they may play in facilitating or inhibiting Africa's complete emancipation through politico-economic unity. The relationships are linked to events of contemporary dynamics of the modus operandi of global predation, resource conflicts and politico-economic power distribution over the global resource and demographic space. In general the monograph presents a multidisciplinary theory of regional integration with a special emphasis on Africa's global position. The monograph addresses itself to researchers, scholars, diplomats, political practitioners, students and those in the general public, who are engaged in economics, political science, sociology, theory of regional integration, African studies, Africana studies, Black studies and activists searching for better global tomorrow.
    Nathan Laurie
    Community of Insecurity. SADC's Struggle for Peace and Security in Southern Africa »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    Exploring the formation, evolution and effectiveness of the regional security arrangements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Nathan examines a number of vital and troubling questions: * why has SADC struggled to establish a viable security regime? * why has it been unable to engage in successful peacemaking?, and * why has it defied the optimistic prognosis in the early 1990s that it would build a security community in Southern Africa? He argues that the answers to these questions lie in the absence of common values among member states, the weakness of these states and their unwillingness to surrender sovereignty to the regional organization. Paradoxically, the challenge of building a co-operative security regime lies more at the national level than at the regional level. The author's perspective is based on a unique mix of insider access, analytical rigour and accessible theory.
    Gandois Helene
    From Ploughshare to Sword: Regionalism in Africa: The emergence of regional security organisations in Africa »
    LAP Lambert Academic Publishing , Saarbrücken , 2010
    The emergence of regional security organisations during the 1990s in Africa proved to be of great significance for the lives of many Africans, including those living in conflict-torn countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone or the Democratic Republic of Congo, but has been, at the same time, understudied. This book explores why regional security organisations with an agenda of democratic governance emerged in Africa in the 1990s by looking at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and at the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Looking the circumstances of their creation and their qualified failure as economic communities, this book analyses their security and democracy mandates and their implementation records to come to the conclusion that a security agenda cannot emerge without the involvement of the regional hegemon. What the regional hegemon can do, including affecting the speed of the transformation, is constrained by the acceptance of its leadership by its neighbours (legitimacy) and by state weakness (capability).
    Welz Martin
    Integrating Africa. Decolonization's Legacies, Sovereignty and the African Union »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2012
    The African Union (AU) is a continental organization that comprises every African state except for Morocco, is indeed a pioneering undertaking. Its ambitious aim is to integrate all member states, with the ultimate goal of forming the United States of Africa. Despite several attempts to build a union, the AU has remained an intergovernmental organization, one reason being a perceived unwillingness of the AU states to pool their national sovereignties. This study seeks to comprehend why Africa’s integration process has not moved towards a supranational organization, using a novel approach. It shifts the usual perspective away from the organization level and provides the first comprehensive and systematic analysis of the AU from the perspective of the states themselves. It includes 8 comprehensive case studies: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mauritius, South African, Swaziland, Uganda and Zimbabwe to help understand their foreign policy and provide key insights into why they are (un)willing to yield sovereignty.
    Maestri Elena
    La regione del Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Sviluppo e sicurezza umana in Arabia »
    FrancoAngeli , Milan , 2009
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    Hätinger Benjamin
    Multilateral vs. Regional Economic Integration? - The Middle East and North African Region »
    Grin Verlag , 2009
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    Hassan Hamdy A. (ed.)
    Regional Integration in Africa. Bridging the North-Sub-Saharan Divide »
    Africa Institute of South Africa , Pretoria, South Africa , 2011
    Why should there be a need to discuss North Africa's interactions with Africa, south of the Sahara? This question perhaps raises the bigger issue of people's general understanding of Afro –Arab relations. Afro-Arab relations did not emerge today or even in the recent past: they are the product of history and a multidimensional cultural and civilisation reality. This book, which came about as a research project conducted by the Africa Institute of South Africa, examines the North African countries' strategies of involvement with the rest of the African continent, and their integration initiatives. The book looks at major issues involving Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania. These countries, in most cases, have been treated as separate from sub-Saharan Africa. However, the historical reality and economic and political interests indicate that the North African countries have been and still are closely connected with the rest of the African continent. The book consists of two parts, the first part includes five chapters written in English and the second part of the book comprises six chapters written in Arabic.
    Kasule Ssebunya
    Regionalism in Africa: A Case Study of the East African Community »
    VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG , Saarbrücken , 2009
    The number of regional organizations in Africa has increased substantially over the past thirty years even though their success has been dismal. In addition to poor performance, traditional theories of economics cooperation are no longer relevant in explaining the existence of these organizations because African leaders have placed politics above economics. Using the East African Community as a case study, this book examines the creation, maintenance and performance of regional economic organizations by analyzing the goals and activities of African leaders. This book reveals that regional organizations have been successful whenever the objective at hand does not threaten the goals of the Heads of State of member countires. However, this book also shows that member countries can benefit from regional economic organizations if they focus on the production and export of food crops. This book sheds light on the role of politics in regional economic organizations in Africa, and should be useful to students of African politics, foreign aid donors, multi-national corporations, investors, and business-people in African countries.
    Legrenzi Matteo, Momani Bessma (eds.)
    Shifting Geo-Economic Power of the Gulf. Oil, Finance and Institutions »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    Bringing together for the first time distinguished Gulf experts to analyse the renewed geo-economic prominence of the Gulf states, this volume investigates some of the 'new power brokers' in the world economy: the oil-exporting states of the Gulf. The Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) members: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, collectively have the largest proven oil reserves in the world and are among the world's largest oil-exporting states. Gulf Arab states are actively pursuing a variety of foreign investment strategies. Some of these investments are being managed by sovereign wealth funds, government investment corporations, and government-controlled companies. This renewed geo-economic status has received a lot of media attention but there has been a dearth of academic study on what this shift in global economic power means for the international economic system. This volume aims to fill this gap with a rigorous scholarly analysis based on primary sources and raw economic data. It brings together the expertise of academics who have devoted their career to careful study of the region and of renowned scholars of international political economy.
    Adejumobi Said, Olukoshi Adebayo (eds.)
    The African Union and New Strategies for Development in Africa »
    Cambria Press , Amherst (NY) , 2008
    The early twenty-first century witnessed remarkable attempts by Africa’s political leadership to promote regional integration as a means of fast-tracking economic progress, facilitating peace and security, consolidating democratic gains, and promoting the general welfare of the African people. The transition of the Organization of Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU), as well as the foisting of a new economic blueprint for the continent-the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), combined with the growing role of the regional economic communities (RECs) in harmonizing and creating subregional norms and standards in the political and economic arena suggests a new trend towards regionalism in Africa. Indeed, in the new regional integration architecture, the RECs are considered to be the building blocks of the integration process led by the African Union. This new impetus of a regional development strategy was largely prompted by the slow pace of economic progress on the continent, the increasing marginalization of Africa in the global economy, and the need to create regional resources and standards that would benefit the continent in all spheres of social life. A painful realization became obvious that small micro-states in Africa sticking to their political independence and sovereignty would hardly make much progress in an increasingly globalised world. A macro-states’ approach of regional integration has assumed Africa’s new strategy to intervene in and integrate with a globalizing world. The current regional trend in Africa has received very little scholarly attention especially in a systematic and comprehensive way. This is due partly to the fact that the processes are currently unfolding and there is still uncertainty in the outcomes. Poor documentation and the dearth of primary materials (especially from the regional institutions) also contribute to the lack of scholarly work in this area. This study assembles the voices of some of the most seasoned African and Africanist scholars who have constantly, in one way or another, interacted with the integration process in Africa and kept abreast of the developments therein, and seeks to capture those developments in a nuanced manner in the economic, political and social spheres. The essence of this book is to analyze those processes––teasing out the issues, problems, challenges and major policy recommendations, with tentative conclusions on Africa’s regional development trajectory. The book therefore fills major knowledge and policy gaps in Africa’s regional development agenda. This book is a landmark contribution in a systematic attempt to comprehend Africa’s regional development strategy led by the African Union. It examines the background, nuances, and dimensions of the process, which include the basis and historiography of pan-Africanism, the transition of the OAU to the AU, the issue of popular participation in development, the NEPAD and APRM initiatives, the evolving regional peace and security architecture, and the efforts of regional institutions to facilitate democracy, human rights, rule of law and good governance on the continent. The book underscores the fact that formidable obstacles and challenges abound in the trajectory, politics, and processes of this regional development paradigm, especially as Africa navigates an uncertain future in a deeply divided and unequal yet globalised World. The book constitutes a major reference material and compendium for a wide range of readers––students and scholars of African affairs and African development, policy makers both in Africa and the western countries, regional and international institutions and organizations, and all those interested in the past, present and future of Africa’s development process.
    Toffolo Cris E.
    The Arab League »
    Chelsea House , New York , 2008
    Unlike other regional organizations such as the European Union, which are founded on geography, the League of Arab States, or Arab League, is based on a shared culture and rooted in a common language. Established in 1945, it seeks to help Arab countries coordinate their policies, gain a united political voice in the world, and work toward a better common future. The league’s constitution provides for the coordination of political, educational, financial, legal, security, cultural, social, and communications affairs. The Arab League is also charged with co-coordinating commercial relationships, passports, visas, and health issues.
    Legrenzi Matteo
    The GCC and the International Relations of the Gulf: Diplomacy, Security and Economic Coordination in a Changing Middle East »
    I.B. Tauris , London , 2011
    The GCC, made up of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the UAE, is one of the most resilient sub-regional organizations in the world, and the most successful one in the Arab world. It has been the forum through which much internal security co-operation in this volatile sub-region has taken place, as well as the main representative for the UAE’s territorial dispute with Iran over the Aub Musa and Tunbs Islands. It also has significant potential to present an alternative form of leverage over the international oil markets. Very little is known, however, about how the organization really works: how decisions are actually taken, as opposed to how this process is formally constituted in its charters, and what the GCC’s real impact on member states, the Gulf, and international relations is. Drawing on cutting-edge IR theoretical perspectives as well as unique first-hand access to GCC decision-makers, Matteo Legrenzi explains the mechanisms of Gulf cooperation -- and its limitations -- in the context of economic globalization, diplomatic regionalization, and the rise of Iran. Combining historical context, primary source investigations and theoretical analysis, it is the first comprehensive guide to the GCC and an indispensable resource for anyone concerned with the Gulf and the Middle East.
    Muchie Mammo (ed.)
    The Making of the Africa-Nation: Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance »
    Adonis & Abbey Publishers , London , 2003
    The need for unity has been a recurring theme in Africa’s irredentist struggles against the forces of fragmentation and general underdevelopment. A truly united Africa however cannot be made without a prior making of the African. Currently, a shared sense of being African is at best still in a state of flux. The idea of Africa itself has also not been satisfactorily settled. With these in mind, discussions of any unity project in Africa must necessarily start with posing and answering some fundamental questions: Who is uniting? What for? And how should the unity proceed? With gusto and candour, the contributors discuss the various issues, challenges and prospects of Africa’s unity projects in ways that have, perhaps, not been previously articulated in African socio-political thoughts. The 17 contributors – all very senior academics, journalists and researchers from different parts of the world, including Arabia, China, America, Britain, France, Scandinavia and Continental and Diaspora Africa, bring with them different traditions, perspectives and narrative styles in their contributions. While generally agreeing that Africa has the resources to rise above its current challenges, most go further to stress that with a resurgent imperialism, there is an urgent need to bring back the African national project through the triadic notions of Africa-Nation, Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance. These, they see as necessary, both as narratives for development and as counter strategies for the current drive towards hegemony and re-colonisation.
    Items of Subsection 3.Cooperations and integration in Central and North America
    Fickling Meera, Schott Jeffrey J.
    NAFTA and Climate Change »
    Peterson Institute for International Economics , Washington D.C. , 2011
    NAFTA remains a centerpiece of US trade-policy debate, but its provisions have sacrificed environmental concerns for the sake of trade liberalization. This timely volume analyzes the national policies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico; the authors explain how the competing priorities of province, state, or government agendas can slow coordination measures to curtail emissions throughout North America. But, North American cooperation could serve as a model for how developed and developing countries can mutually benefit from an international climate change agreement. Emission reduction is now inextricably linked with trade and finance measures in this post-Kyoto era. The authors argue that the three NAFTA partners can work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while mitigating concerns about trade competitiveness. NAFTA and Climate Change provides a critical assessment of how NAFTA initiatives will contribute to the achievement of important climate-change goals at both regional and global levels. This thorough investigation advances potential solutions, and ideas to develop practical channels for transferring technical and financial assistance from developed to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and further economic development.
    Kay Tamara
    NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism »
    Cambridge University Press , 2011
    When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for cross-border labor cooperation. But far from polarizing workers, NAFTA unexpectedly helped stimulate labor transnationalism among key North American unions and erode union policies and discourses rooted in racism. The emergence of labor transnationalism in North America presents compelling political and sociological puzzles: How did NAFTA, the concrete manifestation of globalization processes in North America, help deepen labor solidarity on the continent? In addition to making the provocative argument that global governance institutions can play a pivotal role in the development of transnational social movements, this book suggests that globalization need not undermine labor movements: collectively, unions can help shape how the rules governing the global economy are made.
    Hufbauer Gary Clyde, Schott Jeffrey J. (assisted by Grieco Paul L. E., Wong Yee)
    NAFTA revisited: achievements and challenges »
    Institute for International Economics , Washington D.C. , 2005
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    Morales Isidro (ed.)
    National Solutions to Trans-Border Problems? The Governance of Security and Risk in a Post-NAFTA North America »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    'Triggered by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada, the United States and Mexico redefined their public policies to facilitate the regionalization of transactions. However, this volume addresses the institutional gaps that still remain focusing mainly on the cross-border governance of security aspects. It gathers interdisciplinary contributions of specialists working on continental issues within Canada, the United States and Mexico and highlights the transnational dimension of certain issues still managed under national-framed policies. Furthermore, it explores the possibilities and constraints for moving public policy into new cross-border governance strategies. Divided in three parts, the first part assesses what is at stake in cross-border governance issues and whether the integrative trend in the region will be maintained or stalled in the years to come. The second part explores the growing scope of security problems interconnected with borders, migration, energy and drug trafficking across the region. It highlights how Mexico and Canada are responding or adapting their policy choices to a continental security approach framed by the US after the terrorist attacks of September 11, and to the major concerns of the Obama administration. The third part focuses on the governance of territorial borders and bilateral affairs, i.e. Mexico-US and Canada-Mexico relations.
    Castro-ReaJulián (ed.)
    Our North America. Social and Political Issues beyond NAFTA »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    What we call "North America" today is a human space that has been constructed over the centuries, perceived from time immemorial by its original inhabitants as a unified whole, and named Turtle Island. What is North America today? Is it more than the sum of its parts? Does it qualify as a distinct global region? Is it just a market or also something else? This book explores several neglected aspects of the key relationships between Canada, Mexico and the United States. Studies of societal relations in North America have typically been limited to trade, investment and intergovernmental relations. In contrast, the authors in this book address other vital issues which bind this global region together, including Indigenous peoples, security, migration, civil societies, democracy, identities and culture. Via a thorough examination of these issues, the historical, sociological, economic, and political aspects of regional linkages are highlighted. Rather than dealing with each country in isolation, each chapter in this collection considers North America as a single unit of analysis, therefore systematically addressing the regional dynamic as a whole, and engaging the country-specific differences in a truly comparative way. By providing the analytical tools needed, this important book makes sense of the different aspects of the complex societies of contemporary North America.
    Morales Isidro
    Post-NAFTA North America »
    Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke , 2008
    Since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was conceived, it has been regarded as a mechanism of economic integration, drawing Canada, Mexico and the US into one single economic space. Professor Isidro Morales challenges this long-held assumption, illustrating that NAFTA, for the US, is not an integration mechanism, but rather a means of reinforcing 'export-enhancing' policies generated by Washington. NAFTA is the middle ground, the interface, between US multilateral positions pursued within the World Trade Organisation and unilateral trade measures debated and adopted by US congress. Its voice has become that of the US, embodying the same values, the same principles, and the same disciplinary policy, as that advocated by the American elites. It has become more than a simple trade regime, evolving into a regulatory framework combating the pressure of globalization in the post-Cold War era. In the aftermath of September 11th, 2001, NAFTA has formed a strategic bloc, grounded in the securitization of trade and in the acquiescence of Canada and Mexico to a domineering US. Can a balance be resumed?
    Hussain Imtiaz (ed.)
    The Impacts of NAFTA on North America: Challenges Outside the Box »
    Palgrave Macmillan , 2010
    Sánchez Sánchez Rafael A.
    The Politics of Central American Integration »
    Routledge , London, New York , 2008
    Since its inception in the 1960s to the regional negotiations in the 1990s and onwards, Central American integration has been a process characterized by both dramatic advances and setbacks. This book provides a theoretical explanation of this ebb and flow, examining different stages including the military conflicts of the 1980s, the subsequent Esquipulas peace process, and the relaunch of integration during the 1990s under the System of Central American Integration (SICA). Sánchez Sánchez's analysis focuses on the policies and preferences of the larger states of the region, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, and argues that integration relies on intergovernmental bargaining. Interviews, historical and comparative data are presented in a format invaluable for students and teachers concerned with comparative regional integration, as well as for those seeking a greater understanding of contemporary Central American regional and international politics and development.
    Items of Subsection 4.Cooperation and integration in Central and Latin America
    Hernandez Monica Llerena
    Joining Mercosur: A Right Movement for Regional Integration? The case for Venezuela »
    LAP Lambert Academic Publishing , Saarbrücken , 2011
    The regional trading blocs or Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have represented an important strategy for development in Latin American countries. Two central trade blocs in the continent, Mercosur and the Andean Community, took significant steps to create a Free Trade Area (FTA) among members, stopping negotiations in 2003. The proposal itself represents an interesting analytical issue for policy makers, in order to visualize the path through the determination of common free area and its direct effects in each country. This book aims to assess the net welfare effect of a possible future FTA among countries belonging to Mercosur and the Andean Community, focused on the particular case of Venezuela, filling an absent space in the literature. The contribution should be especially useful to economists, professionals involved with Latin-American commerce, policy makers and students.
    Gardini Gian Luca
    Latin America in the 21st Century: Nations, Regionalism, Globalization »
    Zed Books , London , 2012
    Twenty-first century Latin America is rich in history, culture, and political and social experimentation. In this fascinating and insightful analysis, Gardini looks at contemporary developments at three interconnected levels: state, region and globe. At the state level, leaders such as Evo Morales of Bolivia and Chavez of Venezuela embody a renewed intellectual autonomy in the continent, while revealing significant discrepancies between their rhetoric and their actions. At the regional level, while a consensus has emerged over Latin American unity as the only way towards development, the existence of several competing schemes of regional economic and political integration more accurately reflect the diversity of the area. At the global level, elements of change, such as the rise of Brazil and the involvement of China as a new trade partner, sit alongside traits of continuity, such as the crucial political, economic and ideational role played by Washington. Overall, Gardini argues that despite the numerous challenges to be faced, Latin America is now more wealthy, autonomous and better-placed in global geopolitics than at any time in its recent history.
    Bulmer-Thomas Victor (ed.)
    Regional Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean »
    Brookings Institution Press , London , 2001
    This collection is a sober assessment of the state of regional integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. It studies the question from four perspectives: economic, institutional, political, and in relation to the rest of the world. It considers the questions raised by LAC countries' efforts to use 'new' regionalism to address the challenges of globalization and to explore the nature and meaning of open regionalism. This thematic treatment draws on the experience of the different schemes currently in place in the region: NAFTA, CACM, CARICOM, the Andean Community and MERCOSUR. It also examines the nature of globalization, including concerns over the relationship between regionalism and the multilateral system. There is now a broad consensus among LAC countries that regional integration can help them adjust to the new world order, but there is much less agreement on how to achieve it and what reforms are needed to bring it about.
    Sanchini Giorgia
    Sguardo a sud ovest. Il Sudamerica dell'Unasur tra integrazione e prospettive geopolitiche »
    Aliberti , Roma , 2010
    Braveboy-Wagner Jacqueline Anne
    Small States in Global Affairs »
    Palgrave Macmillan , New York , 2007
    This book represents an update of a well-received volume published in 1989,Caribbean in World Affairs. Given the broad changes that have occurred in the world since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and taking into account requests for a second edition from Caribbean scholars and policymakers in recent years, the author has written this new edition with the same aim as the original: to provide a comprehensive and theoretically-grounded account of diplomatic developments in these microstates. The author provides a lasting analysis of small state behavior, noting the recent renewal of interest in small states in both the global north and south. The new material includes attention to the changed global setting, updated theoretical developments in foreign policy, and the inclusion of Haiti and Suriname, newer members of Caricom.
    Farias Carolina Rosales
    The Andean Community in the International Context »
    VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG , Saarbrücken , 2008
    Franca Filho Marcílio Toscano , Lixinski Lucas, Olmos Giupponi María Belén (eds.)
    The Law of Mercosur »
    Hart Publishing , 2010
    The Law of MERCOSUR presents both an overview and in-depth analysis of one of the world’s most important and increasingly influential economic organisations. The book comprises both a series of first-hand analyses of MERCOSUR by experts from countries in the MERCOSUR bloc, and also discussions from other parts of the world looking at MERCOSUR as global actor of ever-increasing importance. The book is divided into three main parts: the first analyses the key institutional legal aspects of MERCOSUR, looking at its history, the general theory of economic integration, and basic aspects relating to the functioning of MERCOSUR; the second examines specialised topics, including the regulation of the environment, human rights and the energy market in MERCOSUR; and in the third part the editors offer a translation of core MERCOSUR instruments, with the objective of furthering understanding of the economic bloc. Original in its conception, the book aims to fill a major gap in the English-language literature by offering a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the Law of MERCOSUR, and it is hoped that it will become essential reading for those practitioners and academics who are interested not only in MERCOSUR, but in economic integration generally, in international trade, and in the regional aspects of the phenomenon of globalisation.
    Gardini Gian Luca
    The Origins of Mercosur. Democracy and Regionalization in South America »
    Palgrave Macmillan , 2010
    The processes of democratization and regionalization in South America ran parallel to one another between 1985 and 1991. However, the nature of this relationship is by no means clear. This book explores the diplomatic history of the formation of Mercosur and analyzes the precise place of democracy in the process. At the methodological level, a combination of hitherto unexamined documents and extensive interview material makes for a novel oral history approach to diplomatic studies. At the theoretical level, a melding of cognitive approaches to foreign policy making and realist theory of international relations provides a nuanced but systematic explanation of events.
    Cason Jeffrey W.
    The Political Economy of Integration. The Experience of Mercosur »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2010
    This book assesses South America’s most ambitious attempt at economic integration, Mercosur. It explains the main—and inherent—weaknesses of the integration effort, through explicit comparison with the European experience with integration. Jeffrey Cason argues that the three main reasons for Mercosur’s limited success are weak domestic political institutions in the member countries, vulnerability in the global political economy, and a serious imbalance in the economic and political weight of the member countries. In addition to providing this overarching explanation for Mercosur’s limitations, the book tells the story of Mercosur’s genesis, development, and frustrations. This book provides both an explanatory framework for understanding Mercosur and a story. It considers how Mercosur emerged, why it was greeted with great enthusiasm (and huge trade growth), and how it hit stumbling blocks as it sought to be more than it was capable of being. The book also focuses on how and why developing countries are inherently limited in any economic integration project.
    Dabène Olivier
    The Politics of Regional Integration in Latin America: Theoretical and Comparative Explorations »
    Palgrave Macmillan , New York , 2009
    This book offers a unique perspective of the different experiences of regional integration in Latin America, drawing from theoretically framed case studies on Central America, MERCOSUR, and the Andean Region. It explores new explanations of the widely admitted failure of regional integration in this continent, linking the features of regional institutional arrangements with domestic politics. It also manages both to place the politics of integration in time and to account for the latest development of regionalism following the continent’s turn to the left. The book includes an inquiry into regionalism at the hemispherical level, tackling the issue of contentious integration. The type of governance that is building up in the Americas does not seem to be compatible with the pursuit of traditional regional projects and even less with the launching of a new more radical one like the Venezuelan Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).
    Eisen Roland, Díaz Cafferata Alberto M., Neder Ángel Enrique, Recalde María Luisa (eds.)
    Trade, Integration and Institutional Reforms in Latin America and the EU »
    Peter Lang , Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, , 2007
    Ongoing processes in the European Union and the South American Mercosur enforce political and institutional reforms. Economists and politicians must be able to understand these processes to formulate strategic scenarios, to design and implement interventions which contribute favorably to the future. Under four headings the discussion is organized: regional economic integration with respect to financial markets (and the consequences for Basel II), commercial and competitive policy, and the role of foreign direct investments. International trade and growth related to agricultural products, natural gas, and labor. Institutional comparisons and methodological problems with respect to pharmaceutical price policies, teachers' salaries, income distribution, and critical realism. Fundamental changes of ICT affect governance structures, the value chain, and academic teaching and learning.
    Items of Subsection 5.Cooperation and integration in Asia and the Pacific Area
    Frost Ellen L.
    Asia's new regionalism »
    Lynne Rienner Publishers , Boulder Co., London , 2008
    As the political drive to establish closer ties among Asian governments continues to gain momentum, there has been much debate about the realities of Asian regionalism. Does the community-building activity in fact signal the birth of "Asia Major"? What are the obstacles to integration? And is integration a positive trend for the region and for external actors? Sifting rhetoric from fact, Ellen Frost offers a nuanced analysis of the political, economic, and strategic issues at stake. A central theme in Asia's New Regionalism is the link between integration driven by governments for political and security reasons and integration fueled by ethnic, cultural, and economic ties. Frost's exploration of these sometimes mismatched dynamics highlights critical implications for policies both in the region and globally.
    Hamayaka Shintaro
    Asian Regionalism and Japan »
    Routledge , 2009
    This book explores the essential nature of regionalism by conducting a comprehensive analysis of more than 30 regionalist proposals made by Japan and other Asian countries throughout the post-war period. Shintaro Hamanaka examines the whole post war period and covers all regionalist proposals since then, while most existing studies cover only the development of Asian regionalism in the recent decade. A significant number of cases in the proposed book enable the readers to go beyond an understanding of each regionalist project, to a deeper understanding of theoretically generalizeable behavior pattern of Japan and other countries. The book also comparatively analyzes political, financial and trade regionalisms. The central aim of the book is to reveal the fact that policies with regard to regionalism have a pattern, in this case with a principal, though not an exclusive focus, on Japan. The author demonstrates that the behavior pattern of external policy is extremely consistent in terms of the membership of regionalist organizations and discusses whether this new approach to regionalism holds explanatory power vis-à-vis regionalism outside Asia. This book will be of interest to scholars, postgraduate students and policy makers in the fields of international relations, Asian studies, international trade and regionalism.
    Buckley Ross P., Wiexinh Hu Richard, Arner Douglas W. (eds.)
    East Asian Economic Integration. Law, Trade and Finance »
    Edward Elgar , Cheltenham , 2011
    Dent Christopher M.
    East Asian Regionalism »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2008
    East Asia is a region that holds much fascination for many people. It is one of the world's most dynamic and diverse regions and is also becoming an increasingly coherent region through the inter-play of various integrative economic, political and socio-cultural processes. Such a development is generally referred to as 'regionalism', which itself has become a defining feature of the contemporary international system, and this book explores the various ways in which East Asian regionalism continues to deepen. Focusing on the main themes of the East Asia region and the study of regionalism, economic regionalism and East Asia's new economic geography, Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), trans-regionalism, East Asia's new free trade agreement trends and key transnational issues in East Asia such as international migration and energy security, East Asian Regionalism will be an essential text for courses on East Asian regionalism, Asian politics and Asian economics. Key pedagogical features include: •end of chapter 'study questions' •case studies that discuss topical issues with study questions also provided •useful tables and figures which illustrate key regional trends in East Asia •extensive summary conclusions covering the chapter's main findings from different international political economy perspectives.
    Amirante Aldo
    La nuova carta dell'ASEAN. Un trattato per la transizione della cooperazione all'integrazione del sud-est asiatico »
    Editoriale Scientifica , 2010
    Graham Kennedy (ed.)
    Models of Regional Governance for the Pacific. Sovereignty and the future architecture of regionalism »
    Canterbury University Press , Christchurch , 2008
    Arising from proceedings of a 2007 symposium organised by the University of Canterbury’s School of Law, the National Centre for Research on Europe and the University of the South Pacific, this book explores the challenges facing the vulnerable small Pacific island countries in the 21st century and the models of regional governance available to them. It reviews the development of Pacific regionalism to date, surveys the ‘state of the art’ in other regions, especially the EU integration movement in Europe, and considers the merits of the contemporary Pacific Plan. Offering reflections of the nexus between the Pacific Way, based on traditional customs and values of indigenous peoples of the region, and the prevailing values and political methods of the dominant West, it concludes with some insights into how these separate and distinct cultural-political approaches to 21st century international politics might be synthesised for the common regional interest. The aim of this collaborative work is to stimulate insightful discussion on the future of Pacific regionalism. The book will be a key resource for academic scholars, politicians, national policy-makers, international civil servants, and civil society (NGOs).
    Ivan Ruxandra (ed.)
    New Regionalism or No Regionalism? Emerging Regionalism in the Black Sea Area »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    The nation states in the Black Sea area have initiated many co-operative policies but the area also sees numerous tensions between neighboring states. The conflict-co-operation paradox, along with ethnic fragmentation and shared culture, are two of the most salient features of the Black Sea Area. These paradoxes are not the only force in the evolution of the region though. There are also issues such as ethnic and national identity, the failure of democratization, energy and resources, as well as the influence of other powers such as Russia, the EU and the USA. The key questions asked by the authors in this book are: to what extent is there an emerging regionalism in the Black Sea area? Is the Black Sea a region? What are the common interests shared by the former USSR states, the three EU member states neighboring the Black Sea - Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, and a NATO country - Turkey? Are the fault-lines dividing them more pervasive than the incentives for cooperation? Can we speak of a shared identity? The first part of the book places the Black Sea problematique in a wider historical and spatial context. The authors then take a closer look at the region and examine further the structure of the Black Sea area. They offer a perspective on smaller actors with great ambitions, such as Azerbaijan and Romania, and go on to make a comparison between the emerging regionalism in the Black Sea area and regionalisms in other parts of the world.
    German Tracey
    Regional Cooperation in the South Caucasus. Good Neighbours or Distant Relatives? »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    The South Caucasus region, comprising the former Soviet states of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia occupies a key strategic location, squeezed between the Black and Caspian Seas, Iran, Russia and Turkey. Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the region has become an arena of geopolitical confrontation with regional powers such as Russia, Turkey and Iran vying for influence in the face of growing Western involvement. The Russian military intervention in Georgia in 2008 not only raised questions about Moscow's intentions towards its 'Near Abroad' and the future direction of its foreign policy, it also demonstrated that ostensibly local separatist disputes have serious ramifications for regional relations and the wider international community. In this book, German explores the extent of regional cooperation in the South Caucasus, analyses the reasons for the relative lack of regional cooperation and assesses the potential for deeper cooperation in the future.
    Pempel T.J., Leen Chung-Min (eds.)
    Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia. Architecture and Beyond »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2012
    Defining and conceptualizing Northeast Asia’s security complex poses unique quandaries. The security architecture in Northeast Asia to date has been predominately U.S.-dominated bilateral alliances, weak institutional structures and the current Six Party Talks dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. There has been a distinct lack of desire among regional countries as well as the U.S. to follow in the footsteps of Europe with its robust set of multilateral institutions. However, since the late 1990s, there has been burgeoning interest among regional states towards forming new multilateral institutions as well as reforming and revitalizing existing mechanisms. Much of this effort has been in the economic and political arenas, with the creation of bodies such as the East Asian Summit, but there have also been important initiatives in the security sphere. This book offers detailed examinations about how this potentially tense region of the world is redefining certain longstanding national interests, and shows how this shift is the result of changing power relations, the desire to protect hard-won economic gains, as well as growing trust in new processes designed to foster regional cooperation over regional conflict. Presenting new and timely research on topics that are vital to the security future of one of the world’s most important geographical regions, this book will be of great value to students and scholars of Asian politics, regionalism, international politics and security studies.
    Koh Tommy, Manalo Rosario G., Moon Walter (eds.)
    The Making of the ASEAN Charter »
    World Scientific Publishing Company , Singapore , 2009
    On the historic occasion of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2007, the leaders of the ten-member countries signed the ASEAN Charter. This is an important milestone for the regional group as the Charter will make ASEAN stronger, more united and more effective. The Charter embodies the ASEAN community's purposes and principles, organs and decision-making process; a new legal personality; a system for the settlement of disputes; and an ASEAN Human Rights Body. The Making of the ASEAN Charter captures the insiders' views of the drafting of the Charter and hence is a must-read for anyone interested in ASEAN, international law and the art and science of negotiations.
    Cai Kevin G.
    The Politics of Economic Regionalism »
    Palgrave Macmillan , 2010
    Economic regionalism has taken a different path in East Asia. In contrast to the government-engineered and highly institutionalized regionalism of Europe and North America, economic regionalism in East Asia started as an autonomous and uninstitutionalized process of rapidly rising intraregional trade and FDI flows, driven by market forces and economic imperatives. Over time, this process gradually involved a new dimension of increasingly institutionalized regional economic cooperation between states in the region, particularly in the wake of the 1997­ -98 Asian financial crisis, in response to the changing conditions at the global, regional and national levels brought about by globalization. However, despite such development, Cai demonstrates how a true regional grouping of East Asian states is still far from being formed.
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    Items of Subsection 6.The European unification process
    Verhofstadt Guy, Cohn-Bendit Daniel
    Debout l'Europe ! Manifeste pour une révolution postnationale en Europe »
    André Versaille éditeur , Bruxelles , 2012
    Europe is in crisis. How did we get here? What didn’t work? Faced with such an emergency, are the euro zone states not creating an undemocratic monster? Is euroscepticism not reactionary? Could a federation of 27 actually work? This book is a call. A wake up call directed to every citizen. It is an exercise in lucidity that encourages reflection. And it is also an alarm bell. The tone is frank, passionate. The arguments hard hitting : “Europe must once and for all get rid of the navel gazing of its nation-states. A radical revolution is needed. A large European revolution. And a European federal Union must emerge. A Union that enables Europe to participate in the postnational world of tomorrow. By laziness, cowardice and lack of vision, too many of our Heads of State and Government prefer not to see what is at stake. Let’s wake them up. Let’s confront them with their impotence. And give them no respite until they have taken the European way, the way to a Europe of the future, towards a Europe for Europeans. The era of empty summits and statements is over. Now is the time for action.”
    Bonvicini Gianni (ed.)
    Democracy in the EU and the role of the European Parliament »
    Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) , Rome , 2009
    How to make the process of European integration more legitimate is the question posed by this book. In other words, how to fill the political/institutional void left by the protracted ratification process of the Treaty of Lisbon and how to recreate a strong political linkage between voters and European institutions. In view of the upcoming 2009 EP elections, five institutes, the Istituto Affari Internazionali (coordinator, Rome), Centro Studi sul Federalismo (Turin), Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin), Notre Europe (Paris) and the Federal Trust (London), in cooperation with Tepsa and EU-CONSENT, both networks of research centres in Europe, have joined to carry out a study on this crucial topic. The main aim of the initiative was not only to launch (once again) the proposal that European political parties nominate candidates for the post of President of the European Commission, but also to advocate that the European Parliament play a more crucial and central role, in terms of both exercising its power and undertaking inter-institutional dialogue.
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    Zagrebelsky Gustavo (ed.)
    Diritti e costituzione nell'Unione Europea »
    Laterza , Roma-Bari , 2003
    Collegio europeo di Parma, Centro Studi sul Federalismo, Istituto Affari Internazionali (eds.)
    La nuova Costituzione dell'Unione e il futuro del Parlamento Europeo »
    Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) , Rome , 2004
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    Bilancia Paola, D'Amico Marilisa (eds.)
    La nuova Europa dopo il Trattato di Lisbona »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2009
    Rossi Giampaolo (ed.)
    L’impresa europea di interesse generale »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2006
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    Morelli Umberto (ed.)
    A Constitution for the European Union. Sovereignty, representation, competences, constituent process »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2005
    The volume deals with the issues of the drafting of the European Constitution and of the constituent process that should lead to the European federation. Its chapters focus on the following themes: sovereignty, democracy and representation at European level; the European Constitution and the role of the Convention; powers and policies of the EU; problems and perspectives of the European constitutional process.
    Bastasin Carlo
    Alexanderplatz. Da Berlino all'Europa tedesca »
    Feltrinelli , Milan , 1996
    Dosenrode Søren (ed.)
    Approaching the European federation? »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2007
    The European project has, within only 52 years, achieved a surprising momentum, and the European Union is now approaching full statehood. The Convention on the Future of Europe has finished its work and handed over a proposal for a constitutional treaty to the Heads of State and Government of the EU. It is therefore the ideal time to present an integrated analysis of what appears to be the emerging European State. This key volume therefore discusses the central questions and concepts within the field of European studies, which include federalism, the relationship between statehood and constitution, integration and constitution, the regions in the 'new' Europe and the EU as an international actor. These discussions are then developed and analyzed in relation to the draft constitution. Timely and insightful, the volume is suitable for courses on European integration, federalism and international politics.
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    Porchia Ornella, Vellano Michele (eds.)
    Codice degli aiuti pubblici e dei fondi strutturali: norme comunitarie »
    Giappichelli , Turin , 2002
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    Preda Daniela, Pasquinucci Daniele (eds.)
    Consensus and European Integration. Consensus et intégration européenne. An Historical Perspective. Une perspective historique »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien , 2012
    Analysis of the formation and development of the consensus on European integration provides an interesting interpretative perspective for studying the history of the construction of a united Europe. The authors of this volume examine the main reasons - ideological, political, cultural and economic - that have been advanced to encourage citizens to support the European project. The contributors also consider the initiatives proposed by the political and institutional actors involved for promoting this supranational project. L'analyse de la formation et du développement d'un consensus pour l'intégration européenne représente une piste interprétative intéressante pour étudier l'histoire de la construction de l'Europe unie. Dans ce volume, les auteurs examinent les principales raisons avancées - idéales, politiques, culturelles, économiques - pour obtenir le soutien des citoyens au projet européen. En outre, ils analysent les initiatives élaborées par les acteurs politiques et institutionnels impliqués dans le processus d'unification dans le but de promouvoir le projet supranational.
    Felisini Daniela (ed.)
    Culture economiche e scelte politiche nella costruzione europea »
    Cacucci , Bari , 2010
    Quagliariello Gaetano
    De Gaulle e il gollismo »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2003
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    Fabbrini Sergio
    Democracy and Federalism in the European Union and the United States »
    Routledge , London , 2004
    The European Union - a supranational system with its own institutional characteristics and autonomy - has a structure and functional logic which are more similar to those of the US than those of European nation states. Yet, by and large, the EU and the US tend to be analyzed more as potential geopolitical and economic rivals or allies than compared as institutional peers. By bringing together some of the most influential political scientists and historians to compare the European and American experiences of federalism, Democracy and Federalism in the European Union and the United States explores the future development, and seeks a better understanding, of a post-national European Union democracy. This book consists of three core parts:
  • •how the EU has developed and the implications of the process of European federalization
  • •the features of American federalism, tracing the intellectual debate that led to the approval of the American federal constitution in 1787
  • •the future of European Union.
    • This is essential reading for all students of European politics, democracy and international relations.
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    Matarazzo Raffaello (ed.)
    Democracy in the EU after the Lisbon Treaty »
    Edizioni Nuova Cultura , Rome , 2011
    IAI-Centro studi sul Federalismo-Notre Europe
    Authors: Salvatore Aloisio, Gianni Bonvicini, Giorgio Grimaldi, Raffaello Matarazzo, Umberto Morelli, Antonio Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Julian Priestley
    The entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, on December 1 2009, brought the EU’s troubled institutional reform process to an end. In an effort to increase the EU’s democratic legitimacy, the Treaty introduces some relevant innovations: it extends the powers of the European Parliament, it enhances the role of European political parties, it involves national parliaments increasingly in the EU legislative process and, ÿnally, it creates the European Citizens’ Initiative, which allows citizens to invite the Commission to submit legislative proposals that they feel are of crucial importance. Nevertheless, the implementation of these provisions will not be easy as they impact on, among other things, the EU's institutional balance. Not only does it remain to be seen how effective they will be in bringing EU institutions closer to citizens, but the application of some of these provisions could lead to inter-institutional con˛icts and political ambiguities. In this context, the European Parliament has a key role to play as a political and institutional facilitator, also in promoting more consistent linkages between citizens and the EU institutional system.
    Bossuat Gérard, Gerbet Pierre, Grosbois Thierry (eds.)
    Dictionnaire historique de l’Europe unie »
    André Versaille éditeur , Bruxelles , 2009
    Giubboni Stefano
    Diritti e solidarietà in Europa. I modelli sociali nazionali nello spazio giuridico europeo »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2012
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    Garavini Giuliano
    Dopo gli imperi »
    Le Monnier , Florence , 2009
    Murray Fiona
    EU and Member State territories: a new legal framework under the EU Treaties »
    T.M.C. Asser Press , Le Hague , 2012
    The book reviews the EU Treaties provisionsgoverning relations between the EU and Member State territories, such as the Netherlands Antilles, the UK Channel Islands and the French Overseas Departments. The book includes an overview of each of the relevant territories, including their present constitutional relations with their Member State and their legal relations with the EU. Prior to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the over-arching Treaty provision for this relationship was Article 299 of the EC Treaty. Having traced the development of Article 299 from 1957 to the present Lisbon framework, the book identifies many inconsistencies and issues with this current framework and proposes a new model framework, one that is more concise and up-to-date and which is adaptable to possible future developments. A useful book for EU Law departments and research centres, EU think tanks, EU institutions libraries, Permanent Representatives to the EU and law firms specializing in EU law.
    Laïdi Zaki (ed.)
    EU foreign policy in a globalized world: normative power and social preferences »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2008
    Written by leading experts in the field, this volume identifies European collective preferences and analyzes to what extent these preferences inform and shape EU foreign policy and are shared by other actors in the international system. While studies of the EU’s foreign policy are not new, this book takes a very different tack from previous research. Specifically it leaves aside the institutional and bureaucratic dimensions of the European Union’s behaviour as an international actor in order to concentrate on the meanings and outcomes of its foreign policy taken in the broadest sense. Two outcomes are possible: •Either Europe succeeds in imposing a norms-based international system and thus, in this case, its soft power capacity will not only have been demonstrated but will be enhanced •Or, on the contrary, it does not succeed and the global system will become one where realpolitik reigns; especially once China, India and Russia attain a preponderant influence on the international scene. EU Foreign Policy in a Globalized World will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, foreign policy and politics and international relations in general.
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    Vallinoto Nicola, Vannuccini Simone (a cura di)
    Europa 2.0 »
    Ombre corte , Verona , 2010
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    Telò Mario, Laschi Giulana (eds.)
    Europa potenza civile o entità in declino? »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2007
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    Padoa Schioppa Tommaso
    Europa, forza gentile »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2001
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    Padoa Schioppa Tommaso
    Europa, una pazienza attiva : malinconia e riscatto del Vecchio Continente »
    Rizzoli , Milan , 2006
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    Bialasiewicz Luiza (ed.)
    Europe in the World. EU Geopolitics and the Making of European Space »
    Ashgate , 2011
    This edited volume provides an innovative contribution to the debate on contemporary European geopolitics by tracing some of the new political geographies and geographical imaginations emergent within - and made possible by - the EU's actions in the international arena. Drawing on case studies that range from the Arctic to East Africa, the nine empirical chapters provide a critical geopolitical reading of the ways in which particular places, countries, and regions are brought into the EU's orbit and the ways in which they are made to work for 'EU'rope. The analyses look at how the spaces of 'EU'ropean power and actorness are narrated and created, but also at how 'EU'rope's discursive (and material) strategies of incorporation are differently appropriated by local and regional elites, from the southern shores of the Mediterranean to Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The question of EU border management is a particularly important concern of several contributions, highlighting some of the ways in which the Union's border-work is actively (re)making the European space.
    Orbie Jan (ed.)
    Europe's Global Role »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2009
    First published in 2008 and based on an innovative framework for analyzing the EU's external politics, this paperback edition provides a historical overview of and theoretical conclusions about the EU's global role. Taking an original approach, the volume highlights the expanding political science literature on Europe's international role in a range of external policy domains. It focuses in particular on the 'soft' dimension of Europe's international action which has previously been much neglected. Carefully structured to make this ideal supplementary reading for students and scholars of European politics and foreign policy, the book will equally appeal to a wider audience in political economy, security policy and international relations more generally.
    Mayer Thomas
    Europe's Unfinished Currency.The Political Economics of the Euro »
    Anthem Press , London/New York , 2012
    Explores how the EMU of the European Union could work, and develops scenarios of how things might evolve in case of failure.
    McGarry John, Keating Michael (eds.)
    European Integration and the Nationalities Question »
    Routledge , London , 2006
    A highly topical examination of the effect of European integration on relations between states and minority nations. This new collection brings together the leading specialists in the field, and covers a wide range of cases, from Northern Ireland in the West, to Estonia and Latvia in the East, and Cyprus in the South-East. The contributors assess how European integration has affected the preparedness of states to accommodate minorities across a range of fundamental criteria, including: enhanced rights protection; autonomy; the provision of a voice for minorities in the European and international arena; and the promotion of cross-border cooperation among communities dissected by state frontiers. The comprehensive chapters stress the importance of the nationality question, and the fact that, contrary to the hopes and beliefs of many on the left and right, it is not going to go away. Beginning with an introductory essay that summarizes the impact of European integration on the nationalities question, this accessible book will be of strong interest to scholars and researchers of politics, nationalism, ethnic conflict and European studies.
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    Baquero Cruz Julio, Closa Montero Carlos (eds.)
    European Integration from Rome to Berlin: 1957-2007: History, Law and Politics »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien , 2009
    In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, this volume addresses the lessons of EU history, its current challenges and its future perspectives. Leading scholars from the disciplines of history, political science, political economy and law consider important aspects of European integration. Areas examined include the evolution of the law of integration, Europe's influence on political transitions, economic governance, social governance, the system of Treaty reform and its limits, the future role of the Court of Justice, enlargement and the vexed question of Turkish accession. This book, which takes an interdisciplinary approach, seeks to draw on the lessons of history, while shedding new light on the current and future challenges facing the European Union.
    Wagnsson Charlotte, Sperling James, Hallenberg Jan (eds.)
    European Security Governance »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2009
    This book focuses on the problems of, and prospects for, strengthening the global system of security governance in a manner consistent with the aspirations and practices of the EU. The EU approach to security governance has been successful in its immediate neighbourhood: it has successfully exported its preferred norms and principles to applicant countries, thereby 'pacifying' its immediate neighbourhood and making all of Europe more secure. The EU governance orientation ultimately seeks to enlarge the European security community and expand the geopolitical area within which armed conflicts are inconceivable, and where state and private actors converge around a set of norms and rules of behaviour and engagement. The EU's success along its immediate boundaries has not yet been replicated on a global scale; it remains an open question whether the EU system of governance can be exported globally, owing to different normative structures (for example, a tolerance of armed conflict or non-democratic governance internally), great-power competition (such as US-China), or ongoing processes of securitization that has made it difficult to find a commonly accepted definition of security. Moreover, the EU system of security governance clashes with the continuing unwillingness of other major powers to cede or pool sovereignty as well as varying preferences for unilateral as opposed to multilateral forms of statecraft. This edited volume addresses both the practical and political aspects of security governance and the barriers to the globalization of the EU system of security governance, particularly in the multipolar post-Cold War era.
    Woolcock Stephen
    European Union Economic Diplomacy. The Role of the EU in External Economic Relations »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    The European Union is a key player in international economic relations, but its exact role and how it goes about making decisions and negotiating is often poorly understood within and especially outside the EU. When does the EU play a proactive role and when does it follow? When is the EU a distinct actor and when is it just one level in a multi- level process of negotiation in which the member states are the main actors? Does the EU possess normative power in external economic relations? Does the EU have the capability and willingness to use its still significant economic power? European Union Economic Diplomacy provides the first comprehensive analysis of the factors that determine the role of the EU in economic diplomacy. In an up-to-date treatment that includes consideration of the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon, it contains a comprehensive explanation of decision making and negotiating processes in the core areas of trade, financial market regulation, environmental diplomacy and development co-operation. The book is intended for those interested in EU policy making, but also those who simply need to understand how the EU functions in the field of economic diplomacy.
    Osmont Matthieu, Robin-Hivert Émilia, Seidel Katja, Spoerer, Mark, Wenkel Christian (eds.)
    Européanisation au XXe siècle. Europeanisation in the 20th century. Un regard historique. The Historical Lens »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien , 2012
    L'intérêt grandissant pour le concept d'européanisation ces dernières années fait écho à la transformation des sociétés européennes depuis la fin de la guerre froide. Dès lors, il apparaît de moins en moins légitime d'enfermer l'histoire contemporaine des pays européens dans un cadre exclusivement national. En effet, le concept d'européanisation permet à la fois de dépasser le cadre national et d'écrire une histoire de l'Europe à partir d'un angle plus large que celui de l'intégration européenne. Les contributions présentées dans ce volume démontrent à l'évidence que le phénomène de l'européanisation ne se limite pas à l'après-1945, ni à la seule partie occidentale de l'Europe. The growing interest in the concept of Europeanisation reflects the transformation of European societies since the end of the Cold War. Since then it has become less and less legitimate to consider the contemporary history of European states from a purely national angle. Indeed, the concept of Europeanisation allows national frontiers to be overcome and to write a shared European history from a broader perspective than just the European integration project. The contributions in this volume show that the phenomenon of Europeanisation is not limited to the post1945 period, nor is it limited to Western Europe.
    Brack Nathalie, Costa Olivier (eds.)
    Euroscepticism within the EU Institutions. Diverging Views of Europe »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2012
    Since its origins, there have been competing views concerning the nature, scope and objectives of the process of integration and of the European Union. Attitudes towards Europe and European integration, both among political elites and citizens, have been much studied over the last 15 years. But there is no comprehensive analysis of these competing views of Europe at the supranational level. The existence of radically diverging views on the European political system within the EU’s own institutions is problematic at both theoretical and practical levels. Little is known, however, about this phenomenon, its impact on the EU’s agenda and policy-making as well as on constitutional reform. This book aims therefore at investigating the divergence in views about the European Union in order to lend insight into its consequences for the functioning of the EU and its institutions. It will focus on the main EU institutions, i.e. the Council, Commission, Parliament and Court but will also deal with the visions of various European elites on the EU. This book was originally published as a special issue of Journal of European Integration.
    Curtin Deirdre
    Executive power of the European Union: law, practices, and the living constitution »
    Oxford University Press , Oxford , 2009
    The picture of Brussels-based bureaucrats exercising wide-ranging, arbitrary executive powers with no accountability is one of the favourite images conjured by Eurosceptics across the political spectrum. What truth is there in the image? This book aims to bring the EU's executive powers out of the shadows by mapping the evolution and current form of the EU's various executive actors, their powers, and the mechanisms for holding them accountable. In doing so it provides a rich understanding of the way in which the EU's institutional and legal framework fits within national constitutional presumptions about how power should be controlled and accountability achieved. Covering both the political executive and the administrative executive at the EU institutional level, the book analyses their relationship with national executive power, and traces the historical evolution of executive order in Europe from the Peace of Westphalia through classic inter-governmental organizations to the allegedly unique EU framework. The book's analysis covers both the formal legal structure of the Union and the evolution of the EU's living institutions in practice. The picture presented is of a fragmented, cluttered and complex European executive space, resistant to radical constitutional reform and in need of a more nuanced understanding of the different forms of executive power required by different political aims and modes of decision-making.
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    Lucarelli Sonia, Fioramonti Lorenzo (eds.)
    External Perceptions of the European Union as a Global Actor »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2009
    This book examines how the European Union (EU) is perceived beyond its borders in the US; the Middle East: Israel, Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Iran; Russia; China; India; Brazil and South Africa. The book also analyses the main perceptions of the EU in some key international institutions, including the World Bank; World Trade Organization, United Nations, African Union; and transnational actors, including non-Western media such as Al Jazeera. It seeks to provide a thorough analysis of the implications that these perceptions might have for the global role of the EU. By taking this approach and by providing both conceptual and empirical arguments, the volume provides an innovative perspective on the analysis of the EU as a global actor. It also strengthens a research agenda on the EU external image: an underdeveloped area of investigation in which the editors and the main contributors to this volume have played a pioneering role in the past few years. It will be of strong interest to academics and students of international politics, European studies and development studies.
    Burgess Michael
    Federalism and European Union: the building of Europe, 1950-2000 »
    Routledge , London; New York , 2000
    A revisionist interpretation of the post-war evolution of European integration and the European Union (EU), this book reappraises and reassesses conventional explanations of European integration. It adopts a federalist approach which supplements state-based arguments with federal political ideas, influences and strategies. By exploring the philosophical and historical origins of federal ideas and tracing their influence throughout the whole of the EU's evolution, the book makes a significant contribution to the scholarly debate about the nature and development of the EU. The book looks at federal ideas stretching back to the sixteenth century and demonstrates their fundamental continuity to contemporary European integration. It situates these ideas in the broad context of post-war western Europe and underlines their practical relevance in the activities of Jean Monnet and Altiero Spinelli. Post-war empirical developments are explored from a federalist perspective, revealing an enduring persistence of federal ideas which have been either ignored or overlooked in conventional interpretations. The book challenges traditional conceptions of the post-war and contemporary evolution of the EU, to reassert and reinstate federalism in theory and practice at the very core of European integration.
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    Landuyt Ariane, Pasquinucci Daniele (eds.)
    Gli allargamenti della CEE/UE 1961-2004 »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2005
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    Bendiek Annegret, Kramer Heinz (eds.)
    Globale Außenpolitik der Europäischen Union »
    Nomos Verlag , Baden Baden , 2009
    Landuyt Ariane (ed.)
    Idee d'Europa e integrazione europea »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2004
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    Bonvicini Gianni, Brugnoli Flavio (eds.)
    Il Fiscal Compact »
    Edizioni Nuova Cultura , Roma , 2012
    Castronovo Valerio (ed.)
    Il Piemonte nel processo di integrazione europea »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2008
    The creation in Europe of a supra-national political community is not only a challenge to past history, to the heritage of a past marked by two worldwide conflicts and by two totalitarian ideologies, both of them having their origin and epicentre in the Old Continent, iit is also a challenge to the future, to the many problems that we must face after having entered the 21st century, in an increasingly complex scenario with changing trajectories that do not lend themselves to univocal and reassuring forecasts. The realisation of an authentic European polity, under the banner of its own Constitution, able to guarantee its citizens the conditions of sustainable development and an adequate degree of social cohesion, and play a meaningful political role at international level, is still an open game, and has been ever since the project to “rebuild Europe” out of the ashes of the Second World War began, over fifty years ago. It became even more challenging when, after the demolition of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the self-extinction of the Soviet Union, many of the former-Communist countries of Eastern Europe joined the European Union; in fact, it is now a matter of furthering the integration process of the “newcomers” into the Community's system of principles and values, and of building up, together with them, the requisites and credentials that allow the EU to contribute to the realisation of a more equitable and multipolar world order. Not only does this perspective require a shared and farsighted action by the various States and national governments which are members of the Union, the construction of a collective European identity involves many other entities too: public administrations and local bodies, political parties and opinionist movements, trade organisations and cultural milieus, and, last but not least, individual citizens, with their various experiences and expectations. Only thus, by involving this universe of players above and beyond the trans-national relations among member States, can the European Union become a veritable political entity, a single set of peoples made brothers by their common feelings and by their sharing of common aims.
    Padoa Schioppa Antonio
    Il diritto nella storia d'Europa »
    CEDAM , Padova , 2005
    Velo Dario (ed.)
    Il governo dello sviluppo economico e dell'innovazione in Europa »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2009
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    Ziller Jacques
    Il nuovo Trattato europeo »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2008
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    Padoa Schioppa Antonio
    Italia ed Europa nella storia del diritto »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2003
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    Preda Daniela (ed.)
    L'Europa agli albori del XXI secolo »
    Cacucci , Bari , 2006
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    Velo Dario (ed.)
    L'Europa dei progetti. Imprese, innovazione, sviluppo »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2007
    Europe has witnessed the establishment of many innovative enterprises and great general interest initiatives in the economy's strategic sectors where innovation is concentrated: Airbus, Galileo, the Joint European Torus (JET), the European projects in the aerospace sector, etc. are general interest initiatives which have spurred innovative cooperation activities between private enterprises, public enterprises and States. They are the tangible proof of a European industrial policy that, unfortunately, has never been explicitly identified. This set of accomplishments is known as the “Europe of projects”. The name itself indicated a phenomenon in full progress, bound to have a strong impact on the economy and society model that Europe is building.
    Piccardo Lara
    L'Europa del nuovo millennio. Storia del quinto ampliamento (1989-2007) »
    CLUEB , Bologna , 2007
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    Cau Maurizio (ed.)
    L'Europa di De Gasperi e Adenauer. La sfida della ricostruzione (1945-1951) »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2012
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    Laschi Giuliana, Telò Mario (eds.)
    L'Europa nel sistema internazionale »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2009
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    Telò Mario
    L'Europa potenza civile »
    Laterza , Roma-Bari , 2004
    Quermonne Jean-Louis
    L'Europe en quête de légitimité »
    Presses de la Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques , Paris , 2001
    Croisat Maurice, Quermonne Jean-Louis
    L'Europe et le fédéralisme: contribution à l'emergence d'un fédéralisme intergouvernemental »
    Montchrestien , Paris , 1999
    Craveri Piero, Varsori Antonio (eds.)
    L'Italia nella costruzione europea. Un bilancio storico (1957-2007) »
    FrancoAngeli , Milan , 2009
    Chevallard Giancarlo
    L'Italia vista dall'Europa »
    Rubbettino , Soveria Mannelli , 2008
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    Landuyt Ariane, Pasquinucci Daniela (eds.)
    L'Unione Europea tra costituzione e governance »
    Cacucci , Bari , 2004
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    Parisi Nicoletta, Petralia Valentina (eds.)
    L'Unione europea dopo il Trattato di Lisbona »
    Giappichelli , Torino , 2012
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    Montani Guido
    L'economia politica dell'integrazione europea. Evoluzione di una democrazia sovranazionale »
    UTET Università , Turin , 2008
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    Padoa Schioppa Tommaso
    L'euro e la sua banca centrale. L'unione dopo l'Unione »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2004
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    Martinico Giuseppe
    L'integrazione silente. La funzione interpretativa della Corte di giustizia e il diritto costituzionale europeo »
    Jovene , Naples , 2009
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    Velo Dario (ed.)
    La cooperazione rafforzata e l'Unione economica. La politica europea dell'energia »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2007
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    Peroni Giulio
    La crisi dell'Euro: limiti e rimedi dell'Unione economica e monetaria »
    Giuffré , Milano , 2012
    Beck Ulrich
    La crisi dell'Europa »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2012
    Goulard Sylvie, Monti Mario
    La democrazia in Europa. Guardare lontano »
    Rizzoli , Milano , 2012
    Missiroli Antonio, Pansa Alessandro
    La difesa europea »
    Il Melangolo , Genoa , 2007
    Velo Dario (ed.)
    La grande impresa federale europea. Per una teoria cosmopolitica dell'impresa »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2004
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    Padoa Schioppa Tommaso
    La lunga via per l'euro »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2004
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    Andreatta Filippo (ed.)
    La moneta e la spada: la sicurezza europea tra bilanci della difesa e assetti istituzionali »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2007
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    Foradori Paolo
    La politica europea di sicurezza e difesa. L'Unione Europea nel nuovo ordine globale »
    Carocci , Roma , 2010
    Zanzi Luigi
    Le Alpi nella storia d'Europa »
    CDA Vivalda Editori , Turin , 2004
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    De Gregorio Laura (ed.)
    Le confessioni religiose nel diritto dell'Unione europea »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2012
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    Grilli Antonio
    Le origini del diritto dell'Unione europea »
    Il Mulino , Bologna , 2009
    Quermonne Jean-Louis
    Le système politique de l'Union européenne: des communautés économiques à l'Union politique »
    Montchrestien , Paris , 2005
    Adam Roberto, Tizzano Antonio
    Lineamenti di diritto dell'Unione europea »
    Giappichelli , Turin , 2008
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    Stolfo Marco
    Lingue minoritarie e unità europea »
    FrancoAngeli , Milan , 2005
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    Martinico Giuseppe
    Lo spirito polemico del diritto europeo Studio sulle ambizioni costituzionali dell'Unione »
    Aracne , Rome , 2011
    Cavallaro Maria Elena
    Los orígenes de la integración de España en Europa. Desde el franquismo hasta los años de la transición »
    Silex Ediciones , Madrid , 2009
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    Hooghe Liesbet, Marks Gary
    Multi-level governance and European integration »
    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , Lanham, MD , 2001
    European politics has been reshaped in recent decades by a dual process of centralization and decentralization. At the same time that authority in many policy areas has shifted to the suprantional level of the European Union, so national governments have given subnational regions within countries more say over the lives of their citizens. At the forefront of scholars who characterize this dual process as 'multi-level governance,'Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks argue that its emergence in the second half of the twentieth century is a watershed in the political development of Europe. Hooghe and Marks explain why multi-level governance has taken place and how it shapes conflict in national and European political arenas. Drawing on a rich body of original research, the book is at the same time written in a clear and accessible style for undergraduates and non-experts.
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    Fauri Francesca, Tedeschi Paolo (eds.)
    New Outlooks on the Marshall Plan. American Aid and European Re-Industrialization »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien , 2011
    This book brings together a selection of original and predominantly archive-based studies on the local-level impact of the Marshall Plan, both on the industrial structure of a set of European countries and on American firms themselves. The book's uniqueness lies in the originality of the contributions, in many cases stemming from recently concluded long-term research projects. While historians have concentrated on analyzing the macro-economic effects of American economic aid, its impact on Western European industry has been largely neglected. This volume will fill this gap in Marshall Plan studies. Though the Marshall Plan did not change local development paths, and in fact probably could not have done so in regions such as Ireland or Southern Italy, it offered an opportunity for industrial renewal in regions and countries with a solid and long-established industrial base, such as Northern Italy and France.
    Ferrera Maurizio (ed.)
    Nuova Europa e nuovo welfare »
    Cacucci , Bari , 2001
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    Mascia Marco
    Obiettivo sicurezza umana per la politica estera dell'Unione europea »
    CLEUP , Padova , 2010
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    Basile Filadelfio, Pilato Manuela (eds.)
    Per costruire l'unità. Studi sull'Italia e l'integrazione europea di fronte alla nuova governance mondiale in occasione del 150° anniversario dell'Unità d'Italia »
    Cacucci , Bari , 2012
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    Rodríguez-Aguilera de Prat Cesáreo
    Political Parties and European Integration »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, , 2009
    This book offers a systematic analysis of the role of political parties in the European Union in the process of Community integration. The author looks at the theoretical and empirical dimensions of the transnational structures of the parties and their stake in the institutions of the EU. Examining the manifestos and programmes that the principal political parties of the six most populated states of the EU presented during the campaign for the European parliamentary elections of 2004, he provides an analysis of their political strategies, placing the parties on both the classic left/right axis and that of supranationalism/intergovernmentalism. The focus is specifically on the statements and policy proposals of the parties on the following issues related to the EU as a political system: the nature of the EU, the reach of its territorial space, the debate about a European citizenry, the various projects for institutional reform of the EU and the principal concrete public policies regarding the three pillars. Based on the methodological perspective of comparative politics, the book addresses in a transversal manner the parties' core programmes and their implications for Europe.
    Dosenrode Søren (ed.)
    Political aspects of the Economic and Monetary Union: the European challenge »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2002
    Concentrating on the myriad political aspects of European Monetary Union (EMU), this volume looks at its origin and its operation, and asks the question of whether EMU has an impact on European integration more generally. Discussing the democratic question in terms of the implications of the EMU for the development of democratic institutions and norms on the national and the supranational level, the book also looks at whether it is possible and desirable to have democratic control of the European Central Bank. In addition, Dosenrode analyzes the potential implications of the EMU and looks at the question of the EU and EMU from a ‘new regionalism’ perspective. It is extremely useful for scholars and students of European studies, economics, modern history and international relations. Libraries and embassies will also find this an essential reference tool.
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    Collignon Stefan, Paul Christian
    Pour la République européenne »
    Odile Jacob , Paris , 2008
    Habermas Jürgen
    Questa Europa è in crisi »
    Laterza , Roma-Bari , 2012
    Phinnemore David, Warleigh-Lack Alex (eds.)
    Reflections on European Integration: 50 Years of the Treaty of Rome »
    Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke , 2009
    Exploring the development of the European Union, this book examines the ways in which it has been studied over fifty years from the vantage point of four disciplines, each side of the Atlantic, and both academic and practitioner perspectives. Drawing on contributions by some of the world's leading scholars in the field, it maps the past and present of both the EU and EU studies before setting out a provocative agenda for future work in the area.
    Eriksen Erik Oddvar, Fossum John Erik (eds.)
    Rethinking Democracy and the European Union »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2011
    While the Lisbon treaty was meant to clarify the European Union’s role and political identity, it remains a challenge for politicians and decision-makers to define. Rethinking Democracy and the European Union looks at both the concept of the EU as a political system, and analyses the meaning and status of democracy in Europe today. This book draws upon leading scholars and practitioners from the RECON project (Reconstituting Democracy in Europe) to frame and analyse a range of institutional realms and policy fields, including constitutionalisation, representative developments, gender politics, civil society and public sphere, identity, and security and globalisation. Drawing together these strands, the book questions whether EU politics require a new theory of democracy, and evaluates the relationship between union and state, and the possible future of post-national democracy. Lucid and accessible, this book is at the forefront of the intellectual debate over the character of the EU, presenting research, theory and analysis on a critical political issue of our time. Rethinking Democracy and the European Union will be of interest to students and scholars of democracy, European Union politics and international relations.
    Bastasin Carlo
    Saving Europe: How National Politics Nearly Destroyed the Euro »
    Brookings Institution Press , Washington D.C. , 2012
    Three times in the few years since the global financial crisis erupted, the euro has come close to extinction, endangering both the world economy and history's most ambitious project in shared sovereignty. Yet each time, the case for a common currency proved to be more compelling than its weaknesses, and the euro survived. Saving Europe reveals how the nexus of international economics and national politics pushed monetary union to the brink of a breakup, how that disastrous development was avoided, and why the long-term viability of a common currency challenges politics as we know it. Carlo Bastasin reveals and analyzes what has been happening behind the scenes in European negotiations since the financial crisis began with the collapse of major financial institutions in 2008. He argues that the crisis in the euro zone actually has a political origin, having emerged from the self-interested abuses of national politics. Moreover, the crisis is reinforced even now by the obstinate defense of national prerogatives in politics and finance as well as by the lack of commitment for shared or supranational sovereignty. While the prevalent view is that monetary union was a flawed project from the start and is in need of amending, Bastasin shows that the failures have to do almost entirely with national opportunism—not only in Greece but in most countries, including Germany—and concludes that the crisis will lead to Europe's political union. Bastasin's work is an engrossing historical chronicle, interweaving moments of high drama with individual personalities on the world stage. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and national and European central bankers, among others, play key roles. Saving Europe is also a rigorous attempt to make larger sense of what has happened in the euro zone and what might happen next. Given the central importance of Europe within the fragile world economy as well as growing speculation that the euro might disappear, this is essential reading for anyone trying to grasp international economics and politics. Just as important, it is a compelling tale of people, personalities, power, and money. There is no other book like it.
    Burgess Michael, Vollaard Hans (eds.)
    State territoriality and European integration »
    Routledge , London; New York , 2006
    The European nation state is now placed between the interconnected processes of globalization and European integration. This new book examines these evolving relationships, showing how the conventional territorial basis of the state is being reappraised. Bringing together leading thinkers on the nation state, this volume tackles key questions about how we should conceptualize and discuss the political significance of territory in today’s world. For example, does the era of Europeanization and globalization herald the end of citizens’ traditional attachment to their national territories? Do our conceptions of the state no longer correspond to contemporary political realities? These questions are approached from a range of positions that illuminate the debates now taking place across the world. This book delivers a clear set of key concepts, indicators and theoretical notions to carry out a historically and empirically grounded examination. Drawing upon case studies from across Europe, the lessons and conclusions detailed have a fascinating international scope and can be applied to our understanding of globalization, which is intimately connected with European integration. This is an invaluable book for all students of European integration, political science and international relations.
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    Bruno Fernanda
    Stati membri e Unione europea. Il difficile cammino dell'integrazione »
    Giappichelli , Torino , 2012
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    Morelli Umberto
    Storia dell'integrazione europea »
    Guerini e Associati , Milan , 2011
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    Papa Emilio R.
    Storia dell’unificazione europea »
    Bompiani , Milan , 2006
    Borgognone Giovanni
    Superpower Europe? »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2010
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    Fontanelli Filippo, Martinico Giuseppe (eds.)
    The ECJ under siege »
    Icfai University Press , Hyderabad, India , 2009
    Delreux Tom
    The EU as International Environmental Negotiator »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    Delreux examines how the EU functions when it participates in international environmental negotiations. In particular, this book looks at the internal EU decision-making process with regard to international negotiations that lead to multilateral environmental agreements. By studying eight such decision-making processes, the book analyses how much negotiation autonomy (or 'discretion') the EU negotiator (the European Commission or the Council Presidency) enjoys vis-à-vis the member states it represents and how this particular degree of discretion can be explained. The book's empirical evidence is based on extensive literature review, primary and semi-confidential document research, as well as interviews with EU decision-makers. It is aimed at a readership interested in EU politics and decision-making, global/multilateral governance, environmental policy science and methodological development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis.
    Laursen Finn (ed.)
    The EU's Lisbon Treaty. Institutional Choices and Implementation »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    The Lisbon Treaty, which came into force in December 2009, aims to make the European Union both more efficient and legitimate. Two new important posts were created; an elected President of the European Council and a High Representative (HR) of the Union for Foreign and Security Policy who will also be a Vice-President of the Commission. Leading international scholars have been gathered together to examine the institutional choices and innovations of the Lisbon Treaty and discuss the likely effects of these changes. Will the changes meet the declared goals of a more efficient and democratic Union which will allow the EU to act internationally with greater coherence and efficiency? If institutions matter, how much do they matter? How significant is the Lisbon Treaty? What kind of leadership will be available in the post-Lisbon EU?
    Dosenrode Søren (ed.)
    The European Union after Lisbon »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    A few years have passed since the Lisbon Treaty came into force but the question still remains of what the Lisbon Treaty has actually brought about. Was it just 'relatively insignificant' as some scholars have claimed, or was it 'something' more? This book sets out to look at this question and it does so by applying a classical division: polity, politics and policy. One of the book's conclusions is that the Lisbon Treaty might have been 'plan b' compared to the aborted Constitutional Treaty, but it is certainly a substantial step forward on the European path of integration. The Lisbon Treaty strengthened the EU both as a polity (its stateness), and in its politics (the rules and procedures) and in spite of the fact that the treaty was not really a 'policy treaty', it has extended the Union's field by federalizing most of the policies within the area of Justice and Home Affairs. This anthology brings together scholars from four European countries each of them a specialist within the fields they are analyzing. Each scholar adds insights from their area of competence to the book, leaving it an important contribution to the study of today's European Union.
    Youngs Richard (ed.)
    The European Union and Democracy Promotion »
    John Hopkins University Press , Baltimore , 2010
    The European Union has made firm commitments to democratic reforms and human rights initiatives around the world. This volume examines and evaluates the efficacy of these efforts. Individual case studies review the background and discuss the current state of initiatives in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Ukraine, Central Asia, Morocco, Iraq and the Persian Gulf, and Nigeria. The contributors identify lessons from each instance and offer concrete policy recommendations for strengthening the EU's efforts to promote democracy. Together, these assessments show that EU member states are less invested in promoting political change in third world nations, suggesting that the EU is failing to live up to its ideals. Designed to spur debate on how to incorporate democracy and human rights initiatives into the mainstream foreign policy of the EU and its member states, this study challenges the standard view that the EU has established itself as a distinctive normative power.
    Renard Thomas, Biscop Sven (eds.)
    The European Union and Emerging Powers in the 21st Century. How Europe Can Shape a New Global Order »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2012
    The emergence of new powers fundamentally questions the traditional views on international relations, multilateralism or security as a range of countries now competes for regional and global leadership - economically, politically, technologically and militarily. As the focus of international attention shifts from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the European states in particular are seen to lose influence relative to the emerging economic powerhouses of China, Russia, India and Brazil. European nations find themselves too small to engage meaningfully with these continent-sized powers and, in an increasingly multipolar world are concerned their influence can only continue to decline. This book analyses the shifts in the structure of global power and examines the threats and opportunities they bring to Europe. Leading European Contributors reflect on how the EU can utilise collective strength to engage and compete with rapidly developing nations. They examine perceptions of the EU among the emerging powers and the true meaning and nature of any strategic partnerships negotiated. Finally they explore the shape and structure of the international system in the 21st century and how the EU can contribute to and shape it.
    Telò Mario (ed.)
    The European Union and Global Governance »
    Routledge , 2009
    Geddes Andrew, Lees Charles, Taylor Andrew
    The European Union and South East Europe. The Dynamics of Europeanization and Multilevel Governance »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2012
    This book explores the interaction of the EU in Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia in three key policy sectors – cohesion, border managements and the environment – and assesses the degree to which the European Union’s engagement with the democracies of South East Europe has promoted Europeanization and Multi-Level Governance. Although there is a tendency to view the Balkans as peripheral, this book argues that South East European states are central to what the EU is and aspires to become, and goes to the heart of many of the key issues confronting the EU. It compares changing modes of governance in the three policy areas selected because they are contentious issues in domestic politics and have trans-boundary policy consequences, in which there is significant EU involvement. The book draws on over 100 interviews conducted to explore actor motivation, preferences and perceptions in the face of pressure to adapt from the EU and uses Social Network Analysis. Timely and informative, this book considers broader dilemmas of integration and enlargement at a time when the EU’s effectiveness is under close scrutiny.
    Laatikainen Katie Verlin, Smith Karen E. (eds.)
    The European Union at the United Nations: intersecting multilateralisms / edited by »
    Palgrave Macmillan , 2006
    This is the first book to examine in depth the European Union's relationship with the United Nations and to analyze critically the EU's contribution to "effective multilateralism". The contributors show that the EU most often fails to make the UN as effective as it should be in addressing global challenges: the EU is failing to lead within the UN, and yet it is still developing itself as a credible and reliable partner for the UN.
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    Cremona Marise, Monar Jörg, Poli Sara (eds.)
    The External Dimension of the European Union's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien , 2011
    During the last decade the rapid growth of justice and home affairs as an internal policy making domain of the European Union has led to the Union emerging as an increasingly important international actor in this field. This book covers the institutional and legal framework of the external dimension of EU justice and home affairs; issues of policy interaction as well as specific challenges; policy responses and results in the fields of migration policy; judicial cooperation; counter-terrorism; and cooperation with major international partners. Taking into account the changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon as well as the priorities set by the 2010-2014 Stockholm Programme the book provides an in-depth exploration of the political and legal dynamics of a major new dimension of the EU.
    Sidjanski Dusan
    The Federal Future of Europe »
    University of Michigan Press , Ann Arbor, MI , 2000
    The European Union is building step-by-step a new federal system based on states, nations, and regions. In his authoritative and comprehensive book, Dusan Sidjanski describes the formation of the original European Community and the dynamics of the process of integration that has brought the Union to its current state. He then provides a sophisticated analytic framework for considering the future of the Union. The author argues that federalism is the best antidote to the reemergence of nationalism in Europe. It is also the best guarantee for a peaceful community that balances the claims of national, regional, and local identity against the need for large-scale economies that springs from the forces of globalization, competition, and technical change. The Union preserves diversity within a flexible and innovating European system. This major study of the development of the European project, informed by a thorough knowledge of the Community and Union over the years and by deep understanding of the relevant literatures in political science and political economy is important for all who study the European Union or work with it as officials and business people.
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    Bindi Federiga (ed.)
    The Foreign Policy of the European Union. Assessing Europe's Role in the World »
    Brookings Institution Press , Washington, DC , 2010
    Bindi Federiga, Angelescu Irina (eds.)
    The Frontiers of Europe. A Transatlantic Problem? »
    Brookings Institution Press , 2011
    As the European Union tries to increase both its visibility and its impact on the world stage, it cannot overlook the fact that until now enlargement has formed its most successful foreign policy. But is the EU's enlargement strategy still relevant today? Have the economic crisis and the speculative attack on the euro made the enlargement policy more uncertain? In The Frontiers of Europe, an international cast of leading experts and policymakers examine the EU's prospective borders from new perspectives. Indeed, the frontiers of Europe are as much a matter of values and the EU's international credibility as they are a matter of geographic definition. The contributors highlight the considerable yet different interests of the United States and Russia in the EU's enlargement strategy, paying special attention to the likely effects on the future of U.S.-EU relations. This comprehensive volume focuses not only on the European Union's outward expansion, but also on the internal dynamics within EU states and those states' abilities to deal with pressing issues such as terrorism, immigration, internal crime, and energy security. The EU must prioritize stability in both its enlargement strategy and its relations with the broader international neighborhood. The book raises a note of caution, however: as governance challenges increase, the EU's attention increasingly draws inward, thus diminishing its soft power. The Frontiers of Europe is important reading for anyone trying to understand the current geopolitical landscape of Europe and what it means for the rest of the world.
    Zucca Fabio
    The International Relations of Local Authorities. From Institutional Twinning to the Committee of the Regions: Fifty Years of European Integration History »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien , 2012
    This book examines the innovative and supportive role that the Council of European Municipalities and Regions has played in the process of European integration, focusing on the idea of a federal state centred on municipalities, the basis of Western democracy. The author's analysis considers the twinning of cities within Europe to be a political action that will lead to a Europe for its citizens. He argues that the global financial crisis could lead to the break-up of the European unification process and that the way to deal with this challenge is to give local authorities greater involvement in decision-making processes. The book is the result of research in little known and rarely consulted archives and brings significant new information into the academic sphere. This focus on the local level is increasingly relevant, offering new perspectives on current issues within European integration and explaining the dynamics of a process still under way.
    Massai Leonardo
    The Kyoto Protocol in the EU - European Community and Member States under International and European Law »
    T.M.C. Asser Press , The Hague , 2011
    The participation of the European Community and the Member States in the international climate change regimes is a complex issue. In the case of the Kyoto Protocol, this is rendered more complicated by the fact that for the purposes of Article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol, the membership of the European Community and Member States is frozen at a particular point in time. The result of this is that under International Law the European Community and a part of the Member States (EU15) have agreed to jointly fulfil some of those obligations whereas under Community Law all Member States share a certain degree of responsibility to meet the obligations created by the Kyoto Protocol. This book analyses in great detail the Kyoto Protocol and its obligations, as well as the discrepancies between International Law and Community Law in that regard. The book is a useful tool for academics, practitioners, consultants and all stakeholders operating in the field of environmental law and climate change.
    Martinico Giuseppe, Pollicino Oreste (eds.)
    The National Judicial Treatment of the ECHR and EU Laws »
    Europa Law Publishing , Groningen , 2010
    The book collects the proceeding of an international conference at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa (16-17 January 2010). Do national judges start treating the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights the same way they treat the EC law’s norms? In order to answer this question the editors (Giuseppe Martinico and Oreste Pollicino) involved scholars from the countries that are members both of the EU and the Council of Europe.
    Jones Erik, Menon Anand, Weatherill Stephen (eds.)
    The Oxford Handbook of the European Union »
    Oxford University Press , Oxford , 2012
    This is an authoritative, one-volume, and independent treatment of the history, functioning and nature of the European integration. Written by a selection of leading scholars. It covers the major institutions, policies, and events in the history of integration, whilst also providing a guide to the major theoretical approaches that have been used to study it over time. By bringing together such a distinguished cast covering such a wide array of themes, the Handbook is intended as a one stop shop for all those interested in the European Union and its predecessors. Written in an accessible style, the volume is intended to shape the discipline of EU studies, and to establish itself as the essential point of reference for all those interested in European integration, both in universities and more broadly. It represents a timely guide to an institution that is much discussed but often only imperfectly understood.
    von Wogau Karl (ed.)
    The Path to European Defence: New Roads, New Horizons »
    John Harper Publishing , London , 2009
    After the creation of the internal market and the introduction of the euro, the European Union is currently on the way to its next big project - a common security and defence policy, building on the steps taken thus far with ESDP and the European Security Strategy. Karl von Wogau, the chairman of the Defence and Security subcommittee of the European Parliament, has brought together a remarkable line-up of key political figures and defence experts from across Europe to present their ideas about the road ahead. Their contributions show that there is the political will to strengthen Europe’s role in the world. At the same time they also demonstrate how much ground still remains to be covered and the differences that persist over the ultimate destination.
    Preda Daniela, Pasquinucci Daniele (eds.)
    The Road Europe Travelled Along: The Evolution of the EEC/EU Institutions and Policies »
    Peter Lang , Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, , 2010
    This volume contains the proceedings of the international conference «The Road Europe Travelled Along. The Evolution of the EEC/EU Institutions and Policies», organized by the Associazione Universitaria di Studi Europei (AUSE) (European Community Studies Association - ECSA Italy) at the University of Siena in May 2008. The editors of this book hope it will contribute to the debate on an interpretative thesis which is widespread among scholars dealing with European integration. This thesis holds that the political and institutional circuit of the European Community/Union should be entirely dependent on the nation-states. The immediate implication of this view is that the moments of crisis in the EEC/EU, as well as its periods of «relaunch», are due only to the will of and decisions made by the national states, more specifically their governments. On the contrary, many of the essays in this book show that community institutions have also played an important role in the developments in the EEC/EU. From this point of view the evolution of the Community, and subsequently of the European Union, can be examined also by analyzing the gradual extension of its area of intervention, and thus through a study of its common policies and actions. Moreover, an interdisciplinary reflection on the rules, procedures and practices behind the community decision-making process would also be very important. It would be extremely useful to examine the «weakness» or «effectiveness» of the decision-making mechanism, and to reconstruct the historical, political and legal reasons that have led to the evolution of this mechanism in order to have a better understanding of the historical-political path taken over the years by the European Community/Union.
    Cerutti Furio, Lucarelli Sonia (eds.)
    The Search for a European Identity. Values, Policies and Legitimacy of the European Union »
    Routledge , 2011
    This book examines the link between political identity and legitimacy in the European Union. Stimulated by the crisis of legitimacy and identity suffered by the EU after the referenda on the Constitutional Treaty, the editors have developed a theoretical framework to examine the interplay between these two items in the problematic development of the EU into a fully-fledged political actor. The contributors to the volume seek to: •Redefine the key notions in the rigorous way of political philosophy, thus avoiding the generic or imprecise language usage found in a large part of political science literature on identity •Test these concepts in the analysis of EU policies that may reveal the world views and the principles upon which EU legislation is based, and whose degree of acceptance on the side of the citizens is an indicator of how far a shared political identity has developed. Featuring case studies on foreign and environmental policy, biosafety policy, biotechnology regulation, civil society, human rights promotion, as well as studies on the role of memory, space and external views on the process of European identity-building, this book will be of interest to students and researchers of political science, political philosophy, European politics and European Studies.
    Wood Steve, Quaisser Wolfgang
    The new European Union: confronting the challenges of integration »
    Lynne Rienner Publishers , Boulder CO, London , 2008
    This concise but wide-ranging work explores the major political, economic, and strategic challenges confronting the European Union in the context of a rapidly changing geopolitical environment. Steve Wood and Wolfgang Quaisser consider the actors and issues at the center of current developments in the integration process. Beginning with some basic conceptual questions—for example, what is Europe?—they focus on the Union's increasingly complex politics and economy. Their discussion ranges from political economy, to policy reform and institutional change, to the arena of international relations. They also address the more intangible factors of European identity and common political will. An intriguing set of possible future scenarios concludes the authors' up-to-date examination of the EU after enlargement.
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    Trechsel Alexander H. (ed.)
    Towards a Federal Europe? »
    Routledge , London , 2006
    An excellent new analysis of federalism and the EU that investigates their mutual impact. It shows how scholars of comparative politics increasingly include the EU among their cases when investigating the impact of federalism on key issues such as policy making. The last decade saw a new wave of scholarly publications hit the shores as research on federalism and on the EU came together. These emerging strands of research genuinely enrich our understanding of the EU and its politics. Despite this recent wave, the topic of federalism and the EU is still extremely fruitful. This volume contributes to the continuing debate at a moment in time when the EU is undergoing profound changes. It is structured around four interrelated dimensions: - the constitutional/theoretical dimension - the institutional vision - the party/citizens dimension - the policy dimension. This structure allows the reader to consecutively "funnel down" from the more theoretical and abstract levels to the more concrete policy oriented level.
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    Malandrino Corrado (ed.)
    Un popolo per l'Europa unita »
    Olschki , Florence , 2004
    Piccardo Lara (ed.)
    Un'università che cambia in un mondo che cambia. Nuove prospettive di ricerca negli studi europei »
    Ediplan , Milan , 2008
    Dellavalle Sergio
    Una costituzione senza popolo? La costituzione europea alla luce delle concezioni del popolo come «potere costituente» »
    Giuffré , Milan , 2002
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    Majocchi Antonio, Preda Daniela (eds.)
    Verso una nuova governance europea »
    Cacucci , Bari , 2002
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    Collignon Stefan
    Viva la Repubblica europea »
    Marsilio , Venice , 2007
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    Bello Valeria, Gebrewold Belachew (eds.)
    A Global Security Triangle: European, African and Asian interaction »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2009
    This book considers the interactions between Africa, Asia and Europe, analysing the short and long term strategies various states have adopted to external relations. The urgency attached to the agenda of international terrorism and human and drugs- trafficking has forced the European Union into new cooperation with Africa and Asia. These inter-regional relations have taken on new dimensions in the context of contemporary international politics framed by new security challenges, and new competitive forces particularly from Asia. This book provides both conceptual and empirical arguments to offer an innovative perspective on the EU as a global actor. It demonstrates how these three regions interact politically and economically to address global challenges as well as global opportunities, and thus provides an assessment of the multilateralism which the EU clearly stated in its Security Strategy paper. Addressing a broad range of topical issues, the book features chapters on European Security; European Migration Policy; African Union and its peace and security policy; Terrorism and international security; China and its fast growing global role; India, the biggest democracy in the world; and the impact of the Asian economic growth on the global economy. Further it compares the different backgrounds, forms and priorities of regional integrations.
    Gebrewold Belachew (ed.)
    Africa and Fortress Europe »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2007
    The number of African migrants attempting to enter Europe has increased. Within Europe, North African migrants are being accused of increased involvement in Islamic fundamentalism and terrorist activities after attacks on Madrid and London. Such terrorist attacks have become an urgent security concern for the European Union, forcing the EU to make migration a security policy. This volume examines the extent to which the EU is threatened by patterns of African crisis, alongside Africa's peace, security and development initiatives. The contributors analyze current migration flows from Africa to Europe, and the challenges and prospects of a comprehensive EU strategy for Africa. Intended for undergraduates, graduates and lecturers, the volume is ideal for courses that discuss the impact of African political developments on international politics.
    Elliott Lorraine, Breslin Shaun (eds.)
    Comparative Environmental Regionalism »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2011
    Comparative Environmental Regionalism focuses on environmental governance as a key issue of analysis to provide an important new conceptualisation of 'region' and regional power. Examining both interregionalism and regional integration, the book goes beyond the traditional study of micro-regions within the EU to examine regions and regional institutions across Asia, Africa and the Americas. The focus on forms of governance allows a consideration of the variety of processes and mechanisms developed to deal with collective issues in addition to formal institutional cooperation. Using globally based case studies, Comparative Environmental Regionalism will be of interest to students and scholars of environmental and regional politics, and international relations.
    Hübner Kurt (ed.)
    Europe, Canada and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2011
    The Great Recession and the turn towards all forms of protectionism stress the relevance of international trade policy. With the global economy undergoing deep structural changes, the negotiations between Canada and the EU on a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) present a real-time experiment that sheds light on the direction that the relationships between two economic units of the G8 will take. For Canada, an agreement with the EU would end its current dependency on the US; for the EU, an agreement with Canada would be a first with a G8-economy and indicate how its new trade strategy ‘Global Europe’ will look like. This book is the first to simultaneously analyze the undercurrents of this project and introduce the main topics at hand. CETA is much more than a simple free trade agreement, its breadth covers regulatory aspects in goods, services, and finance; the opening of public procurement markets; attitudes and policies of Canadian provinces towards liberalization; climate policies and international leadership claims of the EU in comparison to Canadian policy attempts; the challenges of the Euro project and the reform efforts; and the challenges of the Euro as a international reserve currency. CETA is a challenging project that will kick-start enormous changes in trade policy-making as well as in market openness in Canada. It will mark the EU’s efforts to re-make the Atlantic Economy. This book provides deep insights into the ambiguity of the project and addresses the implications of a rapidly changing global economy for trade policy. Offering analysis of the financial industry, banking, trade policy, climate change strategy, and the Euro exchange rate, this book should be of interest to students and policy-makers alike.
    Gaens Bart (ed,)
    Europe-Asia Interregional Relations »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2008
    Examines the inter-regional cooperation of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). After a decade, ASEM is facing numerous challenges such as public awareness, ambiguity and unclear structures and criticism that it doesn't fulfill expectations nor does it reflect the full global strategic potential of Asia-Europe relations in general. Most importantly it is seen as failing to play a relevant role as a major international cooperation structure.This volume provides an in-depth background to ASEM and frames Europe's political and economical expectations within the post-Cold war context. Furthermore it provides an analysis of ASEN from the viewpoint of European studies, contributes to a better understanding of the ongoing processes of community-building in the East Asian region and offers a thorough study of the associated summits.
    Bersick Sebastian, Stokhof Wim, van der Velde Paul
    Multiregionalism and Multilateralism »
    Amsterdam University Press , Amsterdam , 2006
    The sovereign power of the nation-state has been steadily eroding for decades under the pressure of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and multiregional organizations such as the European Union. The increasing prominence of non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch in times of crisis has also contributed, since the problems such groups address often extend beyond national borders and are thus difficult for national governments to manage alone. Multiregionalism and Multilateralism investigates these forces as they factor into political and economic relations between Asia and Europe. The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM, est. 1996) is an interregional forum which consists of the members of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China, Japan and South Korea. The main components of the ASEM process include political dialogue, economy, education and culture. Multiregionalism and Multilateralism focuses on the institutionalsiation of intra-regional and inter-regional cooperation in the international system with emphasis on the changing relationship between the EU, China and India. The role of ASEM in this relationship is becoming more important because of the growth of multilateralism as cornerstone of the international system.
    Warleigh-Lack Alex, Robinson Nick, Rosamond Ben (eds.)
    New Regionalism and the European Union. Dialogues, Comparisons and New Research Directions »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2011
    The debates on regionalism have been polarized between European Union (EU) scholars and non-EU scholars, with the assumption being that regionalism within the EU and other regions of the world are quite distinct, with little to be learnt from dialogue with each other. This book challenges such assumptions and calls for a genuine debate between scholars of regionalism. This book demonstrates that more can and needs to be learned about regional integration all over the world through comparison and reflection on specific regional trends. Beginning with a theoretically driven introduction, leading experts in the field are brought together to offer a series of case studies on regional integration within Latin America, Africa, Asia, North America and Europe. In Part III the authors investigate the links between the EU and selected other regional organisations and processes, exploring the dynamics through which these interregional relations are developing and the implications they have for the study of contemporary regionalism/regionalisation both inside and beyond the continent of Europe. The conclusions set out a challenging research agenda for comparative studies in the field. Addressing one of the under-explored aspects of EU studies, the EU’s coexistence with other pan-continental/regional organisations in the European continent, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of regionalism, IPE, European Studies and international politics.
    Legler Thomas, Lean Sharon F., Boniface Dexter S. (eds.)
    Promoting Democracy in the Americas »
    John Hopkins University Press , Baltimore , 2007
    Integrating comparative politics and international relations perspectives, this volume provides a critical analysis of the role of international and transnational actors in contemporary democratization processes in the Americas. It covers recent challenges to democracy in Venezuela, Haiti, and Ecuador along with current debates about election monitoring and democracy promotion within the Organization of American States. The book provides up—to—date case studies -- not available in any other text -- of the major actors involved in recent democracy promotion activities in the Americas. The contributors focus on diverse themes related to efforts to strengthen democracy in the Americas and include fresh material on the role of regional powers other than the United States -- specifically Brazil and Canada -- in regional initiatives. Showcasing cutting—edge theoretical debates, Promoting Democracy in the Americas offers a much needed reality check on whether international and transnational actors are indeed successful in their efforts to promote democracy and, if so, exactly what type of democracy they envision.
    Flemes Daniel (ed.)
    Regional Leadership in the Global System »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2010
    We assume that the ideas, interests and strategies of regional powers are highly significant variables, with the power to influence foreign policy. Yet while comparative research projects involving OECD-countries are fairly common, comparative research integrating developing regions is still rare, despite the fact that these countries are among the key actors of the twenty-first century. This collection emphasizes the role of regional powers in intra-regional, interregional and global contexts, analyzing the rise of regional powers from a comparative perspective. In so doing, the book explains how these powers have power to shape regional and global politics.
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    te Velde Victoria
    The Commonwealth Brand. Global Voice, Local Action »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    te Velde examines Commonwealth identity through the lens of its membership criteria, its recent enlargement and its constant reincarnation. Far from being an old relic of the past, the Commonwealth is a growing, vibrant modern international organisation and despite its traditional image, Commonwealth membership is shown to be a rather fluid concept that evolves with the times. This book identifies and discusses the different theoretical approaches to analysing the Commonwealth. In so doing it exposes various shortcomings in current thinking about international relations and the Commonwealth. Furthermore, it reveals how a number of turning points in the Commonwealth's history have shaped its membership rules and illustrates how the official Commonwealth still has the potential to expand and develop to best reflect an organisation that represents a third of the world's population. In terms of further growth of the organisation, this book examines the cases of a number of eligible states to assess their likelihood of achieving membership. It also incorporates a handful of non-eligible states that, notwithstanding the new 'rules', are still bent on joining.
    Doidge Mathew
    The European Union and Interregionalism. Patterns of Engagement »
    Ashgate , Aldershot , 2011
    'The European Union and Interregionalism' is the most comprehensive study of interregionalism to date, providing a vigorous analysis of its role and functions in the architecture of global governance, and of the place of qualitative differences between regional actors in shaping interregional relationships. Regionalism itself is an established phenomenon, with regional politics becoming increasingly institutionalised. As a result, with the EU as forerunner, regions have begun to exert themselves in the external policy space, developing networks of relations including, prominently, interregional relations. We have thus seen the emergence of a new governance space at the interregional level, banded on one side by sites of global governance, and on the other by governance at the regional level. Important questions challenging the current literature of these interregional structures include, do interregional relationships conform to theoretical expectations?, and what patterns of engagement and interaction are emerging within the EU's core interregional partnerships, and are these replicated elsewhere? Exploring interregionalism beyond the core Europe-Asia partnerships, including the network of relations centred on ASEAN, this book should be read by all those engaged in consideration of interregional structures to understand how patterns of EU-centred interregional engagement, rather than being sui generis, are increasingly evident in the broader network of interregional relationships
    Söderbaum Fredrik, Stålgren Patrik (eds.)
    The European Union and the Global South »
    Lynne Rienner Publishers , Boulder CO. , 2009
    The development of coherent and effective relations with other regions and countries is one of the most challenging tasks faced by the European Union. This original volume explores the EU’s engagement with the global South, focusing on three controversial policy areas: economic cooperation, development cooperation, and conflict management. A discussion of the EU’s interregional model—which promotes interaction with regions rather than nation-states—provides a backdrop for case studies of EU policies with regard to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. While disclosing the tensions and overlaps between the EU’s foreign policies and those of its member states, the authors also highlight an increasing trend toward successful policy coordination.
    Taylor Ian
    The Forum on China- Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2010
    Herz Mônica
    The Organization of American States (OAS). Global Governance Away from the Media »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2011
    Bicchi Federica, Gillespie Richard (eds.)
    The Union for the Mediterranean »
    Routledge , London/New York , 2011
    This is the first comprehensive analysis of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), launched in 2008 amid great controversy within the European Union. Affected from the start by negative fallout from the failure of Middle East peace initiatives, its inadequacies have been underlined by the popular movement for regime change in the Arab world. Leading experts provide here the first integrated analysis of the significance and shortcomings of the UfM. Beginning with critical questioning of the motives and institutional logics informing this venture, the collection proceeds to analyse its key actors, as well as major policy dossiers such as energy and development. The book explains how and why an initiative aiming to depoliticize Euro-Mediterranean relations in fact proved wide open to political discord, bringing huge disruption to UfM activity. While some aspects are found to have merit, the volume is critical of the way in which EU Mediterranean policy became driven by a narrow range of national interests, lost sight of the political objectives of the preceding Barcelona Process and became overwhelmingly bilateral in approach, at the expense of more ambitious region-building efforts. It concludes by highlighting the need to reform the EU Mediterranean policy framework in the light of the Arab uprisings of 2011. This book was published as a special issue of Mediterranean Politics.
    Pace Michelle
    The politics of regional identity: meddling with the Mediterranean »
    Routledge , London, New York , 2006
    A keen analysis of the impact of European regionalism in the Mediterranean, focusing on the politics of representation and constructions of identity. The Mediterranean - as a region, as an area of EU policy and as a place on the fringe of a rapidly integrating Europe - has been a theoretically under-researched area. Containing empirical research on Greece, Malta and Morocco, this theory-led investigation into the political effects of the Mediterranean's symbolic geography, complements work done on the constitution of entities such as nations, Europe and the West. The Politics of Regional Identity draws on the field of critical IR and critical geopolitics to examine both the theoretical and empirical manifestations of these changing geopolitical images and discourses. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars of politics, international relations and the European Union.
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