Exploring the New South American Regionalism (NSAR)

Ernesto Vivares, FLACSO, Ecuador.

• Introduction, Ernesto Vivares; Part I Thinking and Conceptualizing about Regionalism in the Americas; Chapter 1 Toward a Political Economy of the New South American Regionalism, Ernesto Vivares; Chapter 2 The Origins of the Union of South American Nations: A Multicausal Account of South American Regionalism, Carlos Espinosa; Chapter 3 Washington and the New South American Regionalism, Francisco Carrión Mena; Chapter 4 East Asian Economic Cooperation: Lessons for South American Regionalism, John Wong; Part II Economic and Social Development; Chapter 5 The Need for a New South American Economic Regionalization, Renato Baumann; Chapter 6 Incorporation and Regionalism in Latin America, Juliana Martínez Franzoni, Diego Sánchez-Ancochea; Chapter 7 Rescaling Responsibilities and Rights: The Case of UNASUR Health, Pía Riggirozzi; Chapter 8 Global Contexts and Challenges of Building a Regional Governance of Social Policy and Its Implications for South America, Nicola Yeates; Part III Broadening Regionalism: Crime, Intelligence, and Defense; Chapter 9 Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime: UNASUR Perspectives, Daniel Pontón; Chapter 10 Defense and the New South American Regionalism: Exploring New Conditions and Perspectives on Defense in South America, Germán Montenegro; Chapter 11 Trends, Strategic Tensions, and Cooperation in Security and Intelligence in the Andean Region, Fredy Rivera Vélez; conclusion Conclusion;

’This much-awaited book is the most impressive account of the regional dynamics of development in South America in recent decades. In a balanced way, it uncovers how the region is reconfigured by forces and changes from inside as well as outside the region. The book is also a major contribution to new and comparative regionalism more broadly. It is crucial reading for anyone who can accept that South American regionalism is not simply an emulation of regional projects and models in other parts of the world.’ Fredrik Söderbaum, University of Gothenburg, Sweden and United Nations University-Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Belgium ’South America is undertaking daunting challenges in the politics of development. This book shows us what is at stake in the multiple areas of region building.’ Diana Tussie, FLACSO, Argentina