Exploring the New South American Regionalism (NSAR) (New Regionalisms Series)

The events and processes that have taken place in the last decade in South America have given way to one of the most interesting regional phenomena under a global crisis and within a changing world order. From the traditional status of Washington ́s backyard and reign of economic and political stability, South America has increasingly turned into a region marked by a heterodox development in the light of other dominant regional tendencies of development-the European Union, NAFTA and the Asia Pacific. The political economic nature of the new South American regionalism (NSAR) is far from echoing the dominant interpretations about it, which reflects the major regional projects today. Given the reach and scope of the existing literature on the topic of the NSAR, 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, from a wider and pluralist political economic perspective, the developmental dimensions of the NSAR 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. "The events and processes that have taken place in the last decade in South America have given way to one of the most interesting regional phenomena under a global crisis and within a changing world order. From the traditional status of Washington's backyard and reign of economic and political stability, South America has increasingly turned into a region marked by a heterodox development in the light of other dominant regional tendencies of development - the European Union, NAFTA and the Asia Pacific. The political economic nature of the new South American regionalism (NSAR) is far from echoing the dominant interpretations about it, which reflects the major regional projects today. Given the reach and scope of the existing literature on the topic of the NSAR, 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, from a wider and pluralist political economic perspective, the developmental dimensions of the NSAR 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." -- Publisher's website The events and processes taken place in the last decade in South America has given way to one of the most interesting regional phenomena under a global crisis and within a changing world order. From the traditional status of Washington's backyard and reign of economic and political stability, South America has increasingly turned into a region marked by a heterodox development in the light of other dominant regional tendencies of development - the Europe Union, NAFTA and the Asia Pacific. The new South American regionalism (NSAR) is far from the dominant academic and official interpretations of the major dominant regional projects. Given the reach and scope of the existent literature on the topic of the 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, from a wider and pluralist political economic perspective, the developmental dimensions of the NSRA within a changing hemispheric and world order in transformation. It analyzes 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 Cover Contents List of Figures and Tables List of Contributors Preface Introduction Contours of the New South American Regionalism Part I Thinking and Conceptualizing about Regionalism in the Americas 1 Toward a Political Economy of the New South American Regionalism 2 The Origins of the Union of South American Nations: A Multicausal Account of South American Regionalism 3 Washington and the New South American Regionalism 4 East Asian Economic Cooperation: Lessons for South American Regionalism Part II Economic and Social Development 5 The Need for a New South American Economic Regionalization 6 Incorporation and Regionalism in Latin America 7 Rescaling Responsibilities and Rights: The Case of UNASUR Health 8 Global Contexts and Challenges of Building a Regional Governance of Social Policy and Its Implications for South America Part III Broadening Regionalism: Crime, Intelligence, and Defense 9 Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime: UNASUR Perspectives 10 Defense and the New South American Regionalism: Exploring New Conditions and Perspectives on Defense in South America 11 Trends, Strategic Tensions, and Cooperation in Security and Intelligence in the Andean Region Conclusion Bibliography Index 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 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.