New Regionalisms Series
About the Book Series
The New Regionalisms series presents innovative analyses of a range of novel regional relations & institutions. Going beyond formal, interstate organisations, this interdisciplinary Series builds on over two decades ofใ the pioneering International Political Economy of New Regionalisms series, also edited by Professor Timothy M. Shaw.
New Regionalisms is creative & cosmopolitan, reflecting enquiries from & about the global South & North. It reinforces ongoing networks of analysts in both academia & think-tanks as well as international institutions concerned with micro-, meso- & macro-level regionalisms in the third decade of the 21st century & beyond.
The Euro in the 21st Century: Economic Crisis and Financial Uproar
1st Edition
By Maria Lorca-Susino
January 28, 2011
The Euro in the 21st Century clarifies the perception of the euro and empirically 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. In order to demonstrate this, this study analyzes the economic and ...
Crafting an African Security Architecture: Addressing Regional Peace and Conflict in the 21st Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Hany Besada
July 28, 2010
The humanitarian crises caused by civil conflicts and wars in Africa are too great in scope for an adequate and effective continental response. The founding of the African Union and the drafting of the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, the basis for collective action against genocide, ethnic ...
Comparative Regional Integration: Europe and Beyond
1st Edition
Edited
By Finn Laursen
May 28, 2010
This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia. Comparisons are drawn between these efforts and those made in the EU, where integration has progressed much further. The book asks: what ...
The Rise of China and the Capitalist World Order
1st Edition
Edited
By Li Xing
February 28, 2010
China's rise within global society and politics has brought it into the spotlight - for social scientists, the country's long and dramatic transformations in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries make it an ideal case study for research on political and economic development and social changes. ...
The EU and World Regionalism: The Makability of Regions in the 21st Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Philippe De Lombaerde, Michael Schulz
December 28, 2009
Much has been said about the driving forces of region-building processes or regionalization worldwide, yet few systematic and comparative studies have been conducted on how regions can contribute to the building of other regions - and more concretely, how the European Union has 'pushed' for ...
The Role of the European Union in Asia: China and India as Strategic Partners
1st Edition
Edited
By Bart Gaens, Juha Jokela
October 28, 2009
Establishing strategic partnerships is a key objective for the European Union. These partnerships provide frameworks for flexible and long-term cooperation with global and regional players. This book focuses on the EU's strategy toward China and India and explores ways of promoting a stronger and ...
China and the Global Politics of Regionalization
1st Edition
Edited
By Emilian Kavalski
September 28, 2009
This volume examines the prominent role of China in global politics and the relevance of the 'new regionalism' paradigm to China's international outreach. It provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of China's impact on the global politics of regionalization, offers a novel application of ...
Clash or Cooperation of Civilizations?: Overlapping Integration and Identities
1st Edition
Edited
By Wolfgang Zank
February 16, 2009
For decades North Africa and the Middle East have experienced overlapping identities and integration processes. With the exception of Morocco, the countries of North Africa have supported the re-launch of pan-Africanism in the form of the African Union and its growing institutionalization; but they...
Europe-Asia Interregional Relations: A Decade of ASEM
1st Edition
Edited
By Bart Gaens
June 28, 2008
This book examines the interregional relations of the European Union with East Asia through the prism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). ASEM currently brings together 16 Asian countries, the 27 member states of the European Union, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat and the European Commission. ...
Beyond Regionalism?: Regional Cooperation, Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East
1st Edition
Edited
By Cilja Harders, Matteo Legrenzi
May 28, 2008
Regional cooperation, regionalism and regionalization in the Middle East are usually considered to be weak and rather ceremonial. However, since September 11, 2001, a new regional order is emerging and the impact of geostrategic changes in the international environment has yet to be satisfactorily ...
Cruising in the Global Economy: Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea
1st Edition
By Christine B.N. Chin
May 22, 2008
The business of cruise tourism in recent years has commanded news media attention especially on issues of environmental pollution, passenger safety and worker rights, yet consumer interest in cruise vacations has not been adversely affected by negative publicity and it continues to grow at an ...
Governing Regional Integration for Development: Monitoring Experiences, Methods and Prospects
1st Edition
Edited
By Philippe De Lombaerde, Antoni Estevadeordal
April 28, 2008
Developing countries have joined the rapidly growing global system of regional trade agreements (RTAs) over the past years. The drive towards regional integration has advanced with the formation of new markets and groups in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania with few ...