Böcker i New Regionalisms Series-serien

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.

Using ethnographic and historical materials, this book expands our knowledge about African development and makes practical suggestions as to how successful development in a complex, yet dynamic continent can be achieved--Provided by publisher.

Studies the effectiveness of regional institutions as well as key questions concerning the attempts to overcome serious problems of security, governance and poor economic performance in the Pacific. This book talks about the requirement of a stronger commitment to overcome apparent national problems through regional cooperation.

Offers theoretical models and approaches attuned to the dynamics and contradictions of a wide range of regionalist projects in the contemporary Middle East. This volume includes case studies of the important regional organizations in different policy fields. It provides overviews of the main actors, institutions and historical development.

This book traces the advent and subsequent growth of production sharing between outsourcing textile, apparel firms and assembly operations located in designated export processing zones. This case study allows a number of broad conclusions to be reached regarding the political economy of production sharing.

Human rights are acquiring an increasingly prominent role on the world stage. These developments are addressed by an examination of the links between the evolving global human rights regime and the character and course of human rights in the world's most dynamic, complex and problematic region, that of the Asia Pacific.

Analyses the poverty reduction effectiveness of certain aspects of the European Union's (EU) development policy and suggests ways in which to enhance its effectiveness. This book focuses on three aspects of EU development policy: trade, agriculture and food security, and modes of policy-making and implementation.

EU-Russian energy dialogue represents a policy issue that forces us to take a serious look at crucial questions related to Europe. This book not only outlines the overall characteristics of the energy dialogue, but also illustrates the involved policy implementation challenges by paying special attention to the regional context of northern Europe.

Relatively little is known about how regional integration affects poverty. Many suggest that increased investment would be one of the benefits of agreeing on regional integration provisions. This volume examines the channels through which regional integration affects poverty and analyzes empirically the effects on foreign direct investment.

Regionalism and globalisation have been prominent themes in academic and political debates. This study offers: different avenues in theorising regionalisation; a framework for analysis and comparison; and, a historical perspective and the explicit application.

This book responds to new regional conflicts over health, water, land and food security in the world's poorest, most socially fragmented continent. The work assesses African regional security arrangements and provides new policy recommendations for the future.

Explores various aspects of the key relationships between Canada, Mexico and the United States. This book addresses such issues as Indigenous peoples, epistemic communities, security, migration, civil societies, democracy, identities and culture.

The current volume examines the renewed global dynamic, and how it is changing the relationships between the interdependent global communities across Asia and the Middle East. Focussing on the broader aspects of finance and trade between the Middle East and Asia.

Includes the studies of regional integration efforts in various major parts of the world, especially North America, South America and East Asia. This book contributes to the literature on regional integration. It is of interest to theorists, policymakers, students and other readers concerned about world developments.

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, this book also investigates whether the EU's contributions, direct and indirect, to increased regional integration in different parts of the world.

Providing the first book-length analysis of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), this volume asks how can it be ensured that the AfCFTA is effectively implemented to deliver inclusive trade in Africa.

This book details previous discussions about the concept of global climate governance and its limits.

Given the reach and scope of the existent literature on the topic of New South American Regionalism (NSRA), there is an important gap concerning its academic exploration in relation to its nature of development, political economic complexity, challenges and orientations. In this sense, this book explores.

This collection seeks to put contemporary China-Africa relations in critical, comparative context and in doing so, it will go beyond descriptions of inter-regional trade and investment, large- and small-scale sectors, to ask whether structural change is underway.

Helps readers understand the dynamics of globalization; the forces that drive it forward, as well as the dynamics of anti-globalization, particularly in its neoliberal form. This book reflects on, and analyzes from different theoretical perspectives, the diverse dimensions of the globalization process.

Offers a coherent picture of strategic, design and political economy aspects of North-South trade negotiation processes, from African, Asian and Latin American perspectives. This title provides negotiators and policy makers in the South with recommendations, best practices, and benchmarks and contribute to the understanding of these processes.

Exploring the formation, evolution and effectiveness of the regional security arrangements of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the author 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?

The nation states in the Black Sea area have initiated many co-operative policies but the area also sees numerous tensions between neighboring states. This title places the Black Sea problematique in a historical and spatial context. It takes a closer look at the region and examines further the structure of the Black Sea area.

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.

Clarifies the perception of the euro and demonstrates that the euro has become a true common currency and the Eurozone a true optimal currency area, presenting, in turn, a model to imitate. This title sheds light on how the economic and monetary circumstances affect the euro project through and analysis of three intertwined issues.

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? And how are regions transforming the present world order?

Takes a comparative approach across space and time to regional organizations in North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. This book describes and explains the genesis and growth of regional organizations. It considers the impact of regional organizations on their member states.

Recent transformations in Latin America and the Caribbean are reviewed to depict and explain the new trends shaping regional blocs and cooperation in the Americas.