Intersecting Interregionalism - Regions, Global Governance and the EU (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

This book has two mutually reinforcing aims/parts. The first aim is to contribute to a more productive debate between different theoretical standpoints. There is surprisingly little theoretical and conceptual debate in this burgeoning field, which is one major reason for the failure to fully grasp the diversity of today's interregionalism. Too often theorists speak past each other, without really engaging with alternative theoretical perspectives or competing research results. Indeed, this book constitutes the first systematic attempt to bring together leading theories and theorists of interregionalism. Leading scholars from around the world develop their own distinctive theoretical perspectives on interregionalism, with a particular emphasis on the dynamic relationship between regionalism and interregionalism. These highly acclaimed theorists have all been associated over the years with a variety of disciplines, institutions, schools and debates and so bring a rich set of insights and connections to this pioneering project. The second part of the book 'unpacks' and problematises the region, the driving actors and institutions that are engaged in interregional relations. There is a strong tendency in the field to treat regions as coherent units actors in an interregional relationship, and such simplified notions about 'regions' and 'regional organisations' necessarily result in superficial and misleading understandings of interregionalism. This part of the book connects the theoretical discussion in the first part with a manageable empirical object.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	United Nations University Series on Regionalism, 7
Release date:	2014
First published:	2014
Editors:	Francis Baert • Tiziana Scaramagli • Fredrik Soederbaum
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-9400775657
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	9400775652
Barcode:	9789400775657

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