{"product_id":"region-building-vol-i-the-global-proliferation-of-regional-integration-9781845456542","title":"Region-building: Vol. I: The Global Proliferation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAfter two centuries of nation-building, the world has entered an era of region-building in search of political stability, cultural cohesion, and socio-economic development. Nations involved in the regional structures and integration schemes that are emerging in most regions of the world are deepening their ambitions, with Europe’s integration experience often used as an experimental template or theoretical model. Volume I provides a political-analytical framework for recognizing the central role of the European Union not only as a conceptual model but also a normative engine in the global proliferation of regional integration. It also gives a comprehensive treatment of the focus, motives, and objectives of non-European integration efforts. Volume II offers a unique collection of documents that give the best available overview of the legal and political evolution of region-building based on official documents and stated objectives of the relevant regional groupings across all continents. Together, these volumes are important contributions for understanding the evolution of global affairs in an age when power shifts provide new challenges and opportunities for transatlantic partners and the world community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eFraming the Issue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter I: \u003c\/strong\u003eGlobalization, Regionalism, Integration: Politics and Identity in the Age of the Market\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter II: \u003c\/strong\u003eEmulating the European Union? The Incomplete Model for Democratic Region-Building A Global Survey\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter  III: Latin America and the Caribbean: Between Regional Identity and Continental Aspirations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCentral American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, SICA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAndean Community of Nations (Comunidad Andina de Naciones, CAN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tCaribbean Community (CARICOM)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSouthern Common Market (Mercado Común del Sur, MERCOSUR)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter  \u003cstrong\u003e IV: Asia: Region-Building in a Continent that Isn’t  \u003cbr\u003e \t\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tGulf Cooperation Council (GCC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSouth Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter V:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAfrica: Renaissance through Regionalism?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tAfrican Union (AU)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tEconomic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tSouthern African Development Community (SADC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter VI:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePre-Integration in the Pacific Ocean\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\tPacific Islands Forum (PIC)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter VII: De-Integration in Eurasia \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter VIII:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNon-Integration in Regions with Geopolitical Tensions\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Northeast Asian Paradox: Success without Stability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e \t\tThe Broader Middle East Paradox: Stability without Success Context and Implications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter IX:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe European Union in the Global Proliferation of Regional Integration\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter X: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDemocratic Governance, Regional Groupings and World Order\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter XI: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePerspectives for Region-Building\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003cbr\u003e \tAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042983543127,"sku":"9781845456542","price":118.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845456542.jpg?v=1750956519","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/region-building-vol-i-the-global-proliferation-of-regional-integration-9781845456542","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}