European Union and New Regionalism. Competing Regionalism and Global Governance in a Post-Hegemonic Era

The book includes both a theoretical part and an empirical part. The theoretical part 5 chapters addresses new regionalist theories,facing globalization theories, cultural interdependence, and international poloitical economy. the empirical part includes nine chapters on regional cooperation in various parts of the world. leading international specialists are involved in the comparative research and in the theretical endeavor. The edited volume includes four contribution by the editor M TELO: an historical and theoretical introduction to New regionalism; a comparative approach to the near abroad regional cooperation; a comparative approach to regional cooperation in other continents ( ASIA, AFRICA, AMERICAS); concluding remarks on interregionalism as a part of the EU foreign Policy. Planisphères and a detailed presentation of regional, global and interregional organizations are attached.