The Politics of Regional Integration in Latin America - Theoretical and Comparative Explorations

This book explores the widely admitted failure of regional integration in this continent, linking the features of regional institutional arrangements with domestic politics and includes an inquiry into regionalism at the hemispherical level.

List of contents

PART I: ONE HISTORICAL AND THEORETICAL GUIDELINE PART II: POLITICAL INSTRUMENTALIZATION OF REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Resolving Regional Crises Crisis and Regional Integration Building a Collective Defense of Democracy PART III: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSTITUTIONS Institutional Isomorphism Scope and Level of Integration. Explaining a Mismatch PART IV: DEMOCRATIZING REGIONAL INTEGRATION The Parliamentary Option Integration from Below Integration and Common Goods PART V: THE CONTENTIOUS POLITICS OF INTEGRATION Regional Multilevel Governance in the Americas?

About the author

OLIVIER DABÈNE is Professor of Political Science at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po), France..

Summary

This book explores the widely admitted failure of regional integration in this continent, linking the features of regional institutional arrangements with domestic politics and includes an inquiry into regionalism at the hemispherical level.

Product details

• Authors: O. Dabene, O Dabène, O. Dabène
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349375455
• ISBN: 978-1-349-37545-5
• No. of pages: 259
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 365 g
• Illustrations: XXVIII, 259 p.
• Series: The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy; Sciences Po Series in Internat; The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, International Relations, Politics & government, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Latin America—Politics and government, South & Central America (including Mexico), Latin America, Latin American Politics, American Politics