Regional Governance and Policy-Making in South America

This book analyzes Latin American regional integration with a novel conceptual approach grounded in extensive field research. Using the UNASUR (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas) as a case study, the author investigates the process of policy-making in regional public policy fields in South America. The project focuses on intergovernmental structures of regional organizations as an institutional framework for a variety of independent processes in regions. It also challenges the perspective of democratic states as unitary actors and seeks to analyze the factors which favor or obstruct regional processes in different policy-fields. This work will appeal to researchers, graduate students and anyone interested in Latin American politics and policy-making. "This book analyzes Latin American regional integration with a novel conceptual approach grounded in extensive field research. Using the UNASUR (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas) as a case study, the author investigates the process of policy-making in regional public policy fields in South America. The project focuses on intergovernmental structures of regional organizations as an institutional framework for a variety of independent processes in regions. It also challenges the perspective of democratic states as unitary actors and seeks to analyze the factors which favor or obstruct regional processes in different policy-fields. This work will appeal to researchers, graduate students and anyone interested in Latin American politics and policy-making. Anne Marie Hoffmann is Deputy Head at Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainability and Climate Change Management" in Hamburg, Germany"--Publisher's description "This book analyzes Latin American regional integration with a novel conceptual approach grounded in extensive field research. Using the UNASUR (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas) as a case study, the author investigates the process of policy-making in regional public policy fields in South America. The project focuses on intergovernmental structures of regional organizations as an institutional framework for a variety of independent processes in regions. It also challenges the perspective of democratic states as unitary actors and seeks to analyze the factors which favor or obstruct regional processes in different policy-fields. This work will appeal to researchers, graduate students and anyone interested in Latin American politics and policy-making"--Page 4 of cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Introduction: Regional Governance in South America (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 1-13 Public Policies in Regional Integration Theory (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 15-29 Policy Studies and Regional Public Policy-Making (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 31-48 The Case of UNASUR (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 49-66 Regional Organizations in South America (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 67-108 Regional Public Policy-Making in Sectoral Councils (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 109-162 Policy-Making in UNASUR Councils: Comparative Analysis (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 163-183 Conclusion: Regional Governance in South America (Anne Marie Hoffmann)....Pages 185-196 Back Matter ....Pages 197-199 This volume analyses Latin American regional integration with a novel conceptual approach grounded in extensive field research. Using the UNASUR (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas) as a case study, the author investigates the process of policy-making in regional public policy fields in South America. The project focuses on intergovernmental structures of regional organisations as an institutional framework for a variety of independent processes in regions This book analyzes Latin American regional integration with a novel conceptual approach grounded in extensive field research. Using the UNASUR (Union de Naciones Suramericanas) as a case study, the author investigates the process of policy-making in regional public policy fields in South America.