The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism (Oxford Handbooks)

A systematic and wide-ranging survey of the scholarship on regionalism, regionalisation, and regional governance. Unpacking the major debates, leading authors of the field synthesise the state of the art, provide a guide to the comparative study of regionalism, and identify future avenues of research. The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism - the first of its kind - offers a systematic and wide-ranging survey of the scholarship on regionalism, regionalization, and regional governance. Unpacking the major debates, leading authors of the field synthesize the state of the art, provide a guide to the comparative study of regionalism, and identify future avenues of research. Twenty-seven chapters review the theoretical and empirical scholarship with regard to the emergence of regionalism, the institutional design of regional organizations and issue-specific governance, as well as the effects of regionalism and its relationship with processes of regionalization. The authors explore theories of cooperation, integration, and diffusion explaining the rise and the different forms of regionalism. The handbook also discusses the state of the art on the world regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, Eurasia, Asia, North Africa and the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Various chapters survey the literature on regional governance in major issue areas such as security and peace, trade and finance, environment, migration, social and gender policies, as well as democracy and human rights. Finally, the handbook engages in cross-regional comparisons with regard to institutional design, dispute settlement, identities and communities, legitimacy and democracy, as well as inter- and transregionalism.-- Provided by Publisher Cover The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism Copyright Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction 1. Introduction: Framework of the Handbook and Conceptual Clarifications 2. Old, New, and Comparative Regionalism: The History and Scholarly Development of the Field Part I Approaches to Comparative Regionalism 3. Theorizing Regionalism: Cooperation, Integration, and Governance 4. Globalization, Domestic Politics, and Regionalism 5. The Diffusion of Regionalism 6. Regionalism Beyond EU-Centrism PART II Regional Orders Around the World 7. North America and the Transatlantic Area 8. Latin America 9. Europe 10. Eurasia 11. Asia 12. North Africa and the Middle East 13. Sub-Saharan Africa Part III Regional Governance 14. Regional Security Governance 15. Regional Trade Governance 16. Regional Monetary and Financial Governance 17. Regional Development Governance 18. Regional Social and Gender Governance 19. Regional Environmental Governance 20. Regional Migration Governance 21. Regional Human Rights and Democracy Governance Part IV Comparing Regional Institutions 22. Regional Institutional Design 23. Regional Dispute Settlement 24. Regional Identities and Communities 25. The Legitimacy of Regional Institutions 26. Inter- and Transregionalism Conclusion 27. Three Cheers for Comparative Regionalism Index of Names Index of Subjects The Oxford Handbook Of Comparative Regionalism Is An Innovative Volume That Presents An Authoritative Examination Of Comparative Regionalism. The Post-cold-war Resurgence Of Regionalism Has Triggered A Proliferation Of Approaches To Its Study. Broadly Speaking, The Term Refers To The Processes And Structures Of Region-building Through Closer Economic, Political, Security, And Socio-cultural Linkages Between States And Societies That Are Geographicallyproximate. The Oxford Handbook Of Comparative Regionalism Reviews Conceptual And Theoretical Approaches To Regionalism In Political Science And The Social Sciences More Broadly. Secondly, It Provides An Overviewof Region-building Processes In The Different Parts Of The World, And Surveys The Relevant Organizations And Actors At The Regional Level. The Volume Also Provides Systematic Comparison Of Regions With Regard To Central Themes, Including Security Cooperation, Trade Liberalization, Integration, Investment, And Migration. The Volume Concludes With Chapters On The Future Of Regionalism And On The Research Agenda For The Future.