MERCOSUR and the European Union - Variation and Limits of Regional Integration

The book draws comparison between MERCOSUR and the European Union to explain variation of regionalism and to expose its limits. The project is based on the idea that contemporary examples of regionalism should be evaluated against several propositions of multiple integration theories rather than against a single theory. In order to systematically explain why and how integration outcomes in MERCOSUR differ from those in the EU, the author develops an analytical framework for the comparison of the two blocs. MERCOSUR is compared with the EU by the use of the various criteria of economic interdependence, economic convergence, intra-bloc size and interest asymmetries, cultural diversity and geostrategic motivations, which are identified as the salient parameters of integration theories. 

List of contents

1. Analytical Framework for the Comparison of Contemporary Regions.- 2. Economic Integration and Interdependence.- 3. Structural Factors of Regional Integration.- 4. Cultural Diversity and Community-Building.- 5. External factors and Geostrategic Considerations.- 6. Conclusion.

About the author

Mikhail Mukhametdinov is Visiting Scholar/Fellow at Harvard University, USA. 

Summary

The book draws comparison between MERCOSUR and the European Union to explain variation of regionalism and to expose its limits. The project is based on the idea that contemporary examples of regionalism should be evaluated against several propositions of multiple integration theories rather than against a single theory. In order to systematically explain why and how integration outcomes in MERCOSUR differ from those in the EU, the author develops an analytical framework for the comparison of the two blocs. MERCOSUR is compared with the EU by the use of the various criteria of economic interdependence, economic convergence, intra-bloc size and interest asymmetries, cultural diversity and geostrategic motivations, which are identified as the salient parameters of integration theories. 

Product details

• Authors: Mikhail Mukhametdinov
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9783030083007
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3008300-7
• No. of pages: 228
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 13 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 323 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 228 p. 9 illus., 6 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen, Europa, Amerika, B, Europe, European Politics, Political Science, Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, International Relations, Political Theory, European Union, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political Science and International Studies, Comparative Politics, Regionalism, EU (European Union), European Union Politics, Europe—Politics and government, Latin America—Politics and government, South & Central America (including Mexico), Latin America, Latin American Politics, Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie