The Origins of Mercosur: Democracy and Regionalization in South America (Studies of the Americas)

The Processes Of Democratization And Regionalization In South America Ran Parallel To One Another Between 1985 And 1991. However, The Nature Of This Relationship Is By No Means Clear. This Book Explores The Diplomatic History Of The Formation Of Mercosur And Analyzes The Precise Place Of Democracy In The Process. At The Methodological Level, A Combination Of Hitherto Unexamined Documents And Extensive Interview Material Makes For A Novel Oral History Approach To Diplomatic Studies. At The Theoretical Level, A Melding Of Cognitive Approaches To Foreign Policy Making And Realist Theory Of International Relations Provides A Nuanced But Systematic Explanation Of Events. Ch. 1. Argentine-brazilian Relations In Historical Perspective : From Ambivalence To Solidarity -- Ch. 2. Genesis Of The Argentine-brazilian Bilateral Integration (1983-1986) -- Ch. 3. Genesis Of Mercosur (1986-1991) -- Ch. 4. Domestic Institutional Setting And Regionalization -- Ch. 5. Government-business Relations In The Construction Of Mercosur -- Ch. 6. Democracy As A Foundational Idea Of Integration. Gian Luca Gardini. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Review: "The processes of democratization and regionalization in South America ran parallel to one another between 1985 and 1991. However, the nature of this relationship is by no means clear. This book explores the diplomatic history of the formation of Mercosur and analyzes the precise place of democracy in the process. At the methodological level, a combination of hitherto unexamined documents and extensive interview material makes for a novel oral history approach to diplomatic studies. At the theoretical level, a melding of cognitive approaches to foreign policy making and realist theory of international relations provides a nuanced but systematic explanation of events."--BOOK JACKET Considers democratization and regionalization in Latin America between 1985 and 1991. This book studies the processes of democratization and regionalization in the Southern Cone of Latin America