Author: Rowan Lubbock Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000800865 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 178
Book Description
This cutting-edge volume brings together a diverse roster of scholars to shed light on the reconfiguration of twenty-first century Latin American regionalism. Reflecting on both the multiplicity of regional integration across Latin America (LA) and the theoretically pluralist turn in contemporary scholarship on LA politics and International Relations, this edited volume proposes an ‘integrative pluralist’ methodology to deciphering the complexity of regionalisation projects, from both above and below. The book charts the contemporary evolution of older regionalisation schemes, such as the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR), as well as more recent twenty-first century regional innovations, including the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), Pacific Alliance (AP), and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). Complementing this more traditional institutional perspective, the book also charts the underexplored dynamics of regionalism from below, in the context of region-wide networks of political organisation among indigenous and peasant movements. Set against the backdrop of a more critical reading of the historical origins of regionalism, this volume aims to contribute to the ever-growing conversation among scholars within and beyond Latin America on the actors, processes, contradictions, and prospects for regional cooperation. In offering a more holistic perspective on Latin American regionalism from above and below, this volume will be of interest to both newcomers to the field and more seasoned scholars working within/across disciplinary boundaries, from International Relations and International Political Economy to Historical Sociology and Institutionalism. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Globalizations.
Author: JOSÉ BRICEÑO-RUIZ Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000220591 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 181
Book Description
This interdisciplinary edited volume explores the political economy of regionalism in Latin America. It identifies convergent forces which have existed in the region since its very conception and analyses these dynamics in their different historical, geographic and structural contexts. Particular attention is paid to key countries such as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, as well as subregions like the Southern Cone and Central America. To understand the resilience of regionalism in Latin America, this book proposes to highlight four main issues. Firstly, that resilience is linked to mechanisms of self-enforcement that are part of the accumulation of experiences, institution building and common cultural features described in this book as regionalist acquis. Secondly, the elements and driving forces behind the promotion and expression of the regionalist acquis are influenced and shaped by nested systems in which social processes are inserted. Thirdly, when looking at systems, there is a particular influence by national and global ones, which condition the form and endurance of regional projects. Finally, beyond systems, the book highlights the relevance of agents as crucial players in the shaping of the resilience of regionalism in Latin America. This insightful collection will appeal to advanced students and researchers in international economics, international relations, international political economy, economic history and Latin American studies.
Author: Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1137328371 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 359
Book Description
As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico.
Author: Dr Ernesto Vivares Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN: 140946959X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 271
Book Description
This book explores, from a broader perspective than existing literature, the developmental dimensions of the new South American regionalism within a changing hemispheric and world order in transformation. It analyses a set of specific debates: regionalism in the Americas then and now; social and economic development and regional integration; and organized crime, intelligence and defence. An in depth and critical reflection on the complex and heterogeneous path of regionalization taking place in South America from different perspectives and in key issues of regional development.
Author: Pía Riggirozzi Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9400726945 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 204
Book Description
This book offers a timely analysis, and a novel and nuanced argument about post-neoliberal models of regional governance in non-European contexts. It provides the first in-depth, empirically-driven analysis of current models of regional governance in Latin America that emerged out of the crisis of liberalism in the region. It contributes to comparative studies of the contemporary global political economy as it advances current literature on the topic by analysing distinctive, overlapping and conflicting trajectories of regionalism in Latin America. The book critically explores models of transformative regionalism and specific dimensions articulating those models beyond neoliberal consensus-building. As such it contests the overstated case of integration as converging towards global capitalism. It provides an analytical framework that not only examines the 'what, how, who and why' in the emergence of a specific form of regionalism but sets the ground for addressing two relevant questions that will push the study of regionalism further: What factors enable or constrain how transformative a given regionalism is (or can be) with respect to the powers and policies of states encompassed by it? and: What factors govern how resilient a given regionalism is likely to be under changing political and economic conditions?
Author: V. Bulmer-Thomas Publisher: University of London Press ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 360
Book Description
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.
Author: Luis Roniger Publisher: ISBN: 9780197605332 Category : Latin America Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
"The book addresses the entwined histories of a multi-state region, exploring the development of Latin American societies in terms of the twin processes of nation-state building and transnational connections. Its chapters analyze persisting forms of circulation, transmission and articulation of networks, practices and ideas across international borders. Among the topics covered are political exiles; international wars and the diffusion of conspiracy theories; the transnational imprint of the Cold War and democratization; the new social movements; geopolitical alliances and their impact on the standing of Jewish and Muslim citizens. The book closes with a chapter on transnational challenges and twenty-first century dilemmas, including the process of segmented regional integration, the vitality and limits of citizenship regimes, state accountability and pandemic politics"--
Author: Cory Peterson Publisher: Nova Science Publishers ISBN: 9781634846202 Category : Latin America Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This book reviews economic, social and political issues of Latin America in the 21st century. Chapter One begins with a discussion of the latest breakthroughs in the literature on institutionalisation and consolidation of the party system in countries of this region. Chapter Two proposes an index intended to measure the formal political strengths of South American parliaments. Chapter Three explores the path sovereign debt resolutions have recently taken in developing countries. Chapter Four discusses regional migration in Latin America, focusing on the social and cultural aspects of a series of topics related to intraregional migration. Chapter Five summarises the results from two recent studies which empirically investigate how Cuban citizens represent the concept of happiness and its semantic space. Chapter Six reviews the literature which describes the two most recent cholera epidemics in the western hemisphere. Chapter Seven uses findings from a survey of attitudes and beliefs of nurses practicing in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, recent scholarly publications, and public health data, to provide a description and an analysis of the factors that are known to influence HIV care and prevention in Mexico.
Author: Rowan Lubbock
Author: JOSÉ BRICEÑO-RUIZ
Author: Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano
Author: Sergio Boisier
Author: Robert Devlin
Author: Dr Ernesto Vivares
Author: Pía Riggirozzi
Author: V. Bulmer-Thomas
Author: Luis Roniger
Author: Cory Peterson