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Book SynopsisTextbook on regionalism and its role in a global marketplace, ideal for students of IR and globalisation.
Trade Review'The dominant textbook in respect of studies of regional integration' -- Tony Payne - Sheffield University
Table of Contents1. The Global Politics of Regionalism – An Introduction by Mary Farrell
PART 1 THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO REGIONALISM
2. Regionalism from an Historical Perspective by Louise Fawcett
3. The Regional Dimension in International Relations Theory by Andrew Hurrell
4. Regionalism – A Constitutional Framework for Global Challenges?by René Foqué and Jacques Steenbergen
5. Economic Theories of Regional Integration by Philippe De Lombaerde and Brigid Gavin
PART 2 KEY ISSUES IN REGIONAL COOPERATION
6. Exploring the Links Between Micro-Regionalism and Macro-Regionalism by Fredrik Söderbaum
7. Regional Dimensions of Security by Elzbieta Stadtmüller
8. Regional Monetary Cooperation and Integration
Ludo Cuyvers, Philippe De Lombaerde, Eric De Souza and David Fielding
9. Identity and Regional Integration by Nikki Slocum and Luk Van Langenhove
PART 3 MAPPING REGIONAL APPROACHES
10. The Global Politics of Regionalism – Asia and the Pacific by Helen Nesadurai
11. The Global Politics of Regionalism – Africa by Daniel Bach
12. The Middle East – Regional Instability and Fragmentation by Helena Lindholm Schulz and Michael Schulz
13. North America and the Americas: Integration among Unequal Partners by Robert Pastor
14. Regional Integration in Europe by Brigid Gavin
15. China – Towards Regional Actor and World Player by Tie Jun Zhang
16. Regionalism in the Indian Ocean Region by S.D. Muni
PART 4 CONCLUSION
17. Regionalism and World Order by Björn Hettne
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