Comparative Regional Integration
Comparative Regional Integration

Author: Finn Laursen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1351950029

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This volume features up-to-date studies of regional integration efforts in all major parts of the world, especially North America, South America, and East Asia. Comparisons are drawn between these efforts and those made in the EU, where integration has progressed much further. The book asks: what explains the variation in achievements? What kind of agreements and institutions are needed to produce regional integration? Is 'pooling and delegation' of sovereignty necessary to overcome 'collective action problems'? How important is regional leadership? This work is a major new contribution to the literature on regional integration, and will appeal to theorists, policymakers, students and other readers concerned about world developments. It will also be of value to courses covering international political economy, international relations and regional integration, at both undergraduate and graduate level.

Latin America at the Crossroads
Latin America at the Crossroads

Author: Roberto Regalado Álvarez

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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Cuban intellectual Roberto Regalado provides a critical analysis of the issues facing Latin America today and the significance of the recent election of leftist governments in several countries. He examines the political crises and the emerging social movements on the continent that are spearheading international resistance to neo-liberalism - from the water struggles in Bolivia to the landless movement in Brazil - and considers alternative options for development.

Historia y perspectiva de la integración latinoamericana
Historia y perspectiva de la integración latinoamericana

Author: Beatriz Carolina Crisorio

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13:

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Raíces históricas de la integración latinoamericana / Sergio Guerra Vilaboy y Alejo Maldonado Gallardo -- Europa y los procesos de integración de América Latina y el Caribe / B. Carolina Crisorio, Norberto R. Aguirre y Ofelia B. Scher -- Los países del Cono Sur y un largo camino hacia la integración. Las relaciones con Europa / B. Carolina Crisorio y Norberto R. Aguirre -- Una aproximación a las experiencias del Pacto Andino, el Grupo de los Tres y la Asociación de Estados del Caribe / Roberto González Arana -- Estados Unidos-América Latina y el Caribe : entre el panamericanismo hegemónico y la integración independiente / Carlos Oliva Campos.

Regionalism in Latin America
Regionalism in Latin America

Author: JOSÉ BRICEÑO-RUIZ

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-11-18

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1000220591

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This interdisciplinary edited volume explores the political economy of regionalism in Latin America. It identifies convergent forces which have existed in the region since its very conception and analyses these dynamics in their different historical, geographic and structural contexts. Particular attention is paid to key countries such as Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, as well as subregions like the Southern Cone and Central America. To understand the resilience of regionalism in Latin America, this book proposes to highlight four main issues. Firstly, that resilience is linked to mechanisms of self-enforcement that are part of the accumulation of experiences, institution building and common cultural features described in this book as regionalist acquis. Secondly, the elements and driving forces behind the promotion and expression of the regionalist acquis are influenced and shaped by nested systems in which social processes are inserted. Thirdly, when looking at systems, there is a particular influence by national and global ones, which condition the form and endurance of regional projects. Finally, beyond systems, the book highlights the relevance of agents as crucial players in the shaping of the resilience of regionalism in Latin America. This insightful collection will appeal to advanced students and researchers in international economics, international relations, international political economy, economic history and Latin American studies.

Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean
Resilience of Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author: Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1137328371

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As regionalisation becomes an increasingly hot topic, the authors explain why regionalism has been most successful in Latin America and analyse current processes and opinions of possible future developments in the region, including the Caribbean, Central America, Brazil, and Mexico.

Convivial Constellations in Latin America
Convivial Constellations in Latin America

Author: Luciane Scarato

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-07-30

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1000093360

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Drawing on diverse theoretical perspectives on conviviality, this book considers the ways in which Latin America, a continent marked by deep inequalities, has managed to afford, create, sustain, and contest forms of living together with difference across time and space. Interdisciplinary in approach and presenting studies from various nations across the continent – from the medieval period to the present day – it considers the ways in which Latin America might contribute to our understanding of the relationship between inequality, difference, diversity, and sociability. As such, it will appeal to scholars of history, sociology, geography, anthropology, development studies, postcolonial and social theory with interests in Latin American studies, and in the contingencies and contradictions of living together in profoundly unequal societies.

Philosophy of Latin America
Philosophy of Latin America

Author: Guttorm Fløistad

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2003-08-31

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781402014765

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For hundreds of years, European powers, Portugal and Spain in particular, have dominated the socio-economic life, political system and the cultural expressions of countries in Latin America. Europeans have imposed upon them their languages and religious beliefs, with Christian philosophy dominating the scene from the middle of the 16th century onwards. No wonder then, that in the wake of colonialism, questions of the development of an independent economy, a just political system, the relief from poverty and a specific Latin American cultural identity are being raised. These questions are linked to philosophy because philosophical reflection is part and parcel of most cultures.

Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies
Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies

Author: Stephen Hart

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-24

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1444118978

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Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies is a collection of new essays by recognised experts from around the world on various aspects of the new discipline of Latin American cultural studies. Essays are grouped in five distinct but interconnected sections focusing respectively on: (I) the theory of Latin American cultural studies; (II) the icons of culture; (III) culture as a commodity; (IV) culture as a site of resistance; and (V) everyday cultural practices. The essays range across a wide gamut of theories about Latin American culture; some, for example, analyse the role that ideas about the nation - and national icons  have played in the formation of a sense of identity in Latin America, while others focus on the resonance underlying cultural practices as diverse as football in Argentina, TV in Uruguay, cinema in Brazil, and the 'bolero' and soaps of modern-day Mexico. Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies has an introduction setting the ideas explored in each section in their proper context. The essays are written in jargon-free English (all Spanish terms have been translated into English), and are supplemented by a concluding section with suggestions for further reading.

Geoethics In Latin America
Geoethics In Latin America

Author: Rogelio Daniel Acevedo

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-03-24

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 3319753738

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This book studies geoethics in Latin America and offers comprehensive research on geoethics and geoeducation. Its respective chapters explore geoethics in relation to UNESCO geoparks, mining activities in Latin America, natural hazards and risk management. Geoethics is a key discipline in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, and not only includes scientific, technological, methodological and social-cultural aspects, but also addresses the need to consider appropriate protocols, scientific integrity issues and a code of good practice when studying the abiotic world. The position of Latin America’s recently created geoethics associations is based on protection of the environment, together with a reassurance that the balance of nature and the rights of human beings to enjoy it will be preserved.