Regions and Crises: New Challenges for Contemporary Regionalisms [Paperback]

Investigates the intimate relationship between regional governance processes and global crises. Analysing the current turmoil in the European Union, it also looks at regional cooperation and integration in the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Latin America through topical case studies.Introduction: Regionalism in Times of Crises; L.Fioramonti PARTI: CRISES, REGIONALISM AND THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION Crisis and Regional Integration: a Federalist and Neo-functionalist Perspective; S.von Dosenrode Surviving through Legitimacy Crises: what Political Integration for Europe?; M.Tel? 'One for all and all for one': the Global Financial Crisis and the European Project; P.Leblond The End of Solidarit?? The Euro-crisis and the EU Model of Integration; P.Holden PARTII: CRISES AND REGIONALISM BEYOND EUROPE A Region of Crises: North Africa under the Influence of Arab, African and European Regionalisms; W.Zank The EU's Mediterranean Policies after the Arab Revolts: from Crisis to a New Order?; J.P.Cassarino & N.Tocci 'Securitizing' Migration Crises: the EU, North Africa and Transatlantic Regional Cooperation; M.Ceccorulli Regionalism in Africa: Development Crises and the Growing Influence of Emerging Powers; M.Qobo & D.Motsamai Crafted by Crises: Regional Integration and Democracy in South America; E.Mosinger A Paradigm in Trouble? The Effects of the 2010 Euro-crisis on the European Model for Regional Integration in South America; E.Lazarou Post-crisis Regional Cooperation in East Asia: New Trends and Developments; E.Koldunova Conclusion: the Future of Regionalism; L.Fioramonti

'An essential reading for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of how crises affect regionalism throughout the world, with a particular emphasis on the long-term implications of the current European crisis.' Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington, DC, USA, and UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance

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