Edited by Philippe De Lombaerde, Director, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Belgium; and Associate Professor of International Economics, Neoma BS, France

• Contents:Introduction to the Handbook of Regional Cooperation and Integration: why,where, and so what? 1Philippe De LombaerdePART I REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION BYPOLICY AREAS: WHY?, WHERE?, SO WHAT?1 Regional migration governance 22Ine Lietaert and Antoine Pécoud2 Regional trade liberalisation 38Justine Miller, Glenn Rayp, and Samuel Standaert3 Common markets 63Jacques Pelkmans4 Regional digital governance 108Jamal Shahin, Sophie Hoogenboom, Carlota Morais, and Mauro Santaniello5 Regional financial cooperation and regional financial arrangements 123Yaechan Lee and William N. Kring6 Regional monetary integration: multilateral currency unions in operation 143Ad van Riet7 Regional security cooperation 164Amandine Gnanguênon and Stephanie C. Hofmann8 Regional democracy protection 182Stefano Palestini9 Regional protection of human rights and the environment 197Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez and Deborah Casalin10 Regional tax governance 223Dries Lesage, Wouter Lips, Eli James Moskowitz, and Attiya Waris11 Regional social policies: aspirations, vernacularisation, or new forms ofsolidarity? 243Alexandra Kaasch, Amanda Shriwise, Tuba Agartan, Sarah Cook, JeremySeekings, and Rangsan Sukhampha12 Regional cooperation in higher education 266Meng-Hsuan Chou, Jeroen Huisman, and Maria Pilar Lorenzo13 Regional cultural cooperation 289Domenico Valenza and Nahuel Oddone14 Regional cooperation for health 311Obijiofor Aginam15 Regional science and innovation policies 326Susan Schneegans and Luc Soete16 Regional management of stranded hydro-carbon assets and the energytransition 351Fatima Denton17 Cross-border water management 372Martha Cassidy-Neumiller, Nidhi Nagabhatla, M. Rafiqul Islam, and Alix DebrayPART II CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS18 Regionalism as policy autonomy in post-colonial contexts: insights from Africa 398Tim Shaw, Janet M. Kiguru, and Elijah Nyaga Munyi19 Multi-level governance 417Diana Panke and Sören Stapel20 Regional organisations and their resources 431Frank Mattheis21 Regional organisations: a multidimensional approach to policy scope 442Anja Jetschke and Sören Münch22 Build your own regional integration indicator system 460Philippe De Lombaerde

‘This book is very timely because the challenges of climate change, peace and security and sustainable development we face require regional collaboration and solidarity to successfully tackle. The collaboration between regions in the global South and global North is also crucial for resolving these issues.’

Edited by Philippe De Lombaerde, Director, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Belgium; and Associate Professor of International Economics, Neoma BS, France

• Contents:Introduction to the Handbook of Regional Cooperation and Integration: why,where, and so what? 1Philippe De LombaerdePART I REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION BYPOLICY AREAS: WHY?, WHERE?, SO WHAT?1 Regional migration governance 22Ine Lietaert and Antoine Pécoud2 Regional trade liberalisation 38Justine Miller, Glenn Rayp, and Samuel Standaert3 Common markets 63Jacques Pelkmans4 Regional digital governance 108Jamal Shahin, Sophie Hoogenboom, Carlota Morais, and Mauro Santaniello5 Regional financial cooperation and regional financial arrangements 123Yaechan Lee and William N. Kring6 Regional monetary integration: multilateral currency unions in operation 143Ad van Riet7 Regional security cooperation 164Amandine Gnanguênon and Stephanie C. Hofmann8 Regional democracy protection 182Stefano Palestini9 Regional protection of human rights and the environment 197Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez and Deborah Casalin10 Regional tax governance 223Dries Lesage, Wouter Lips, Eli James Moskowitz, and Attiya Waris11 Regional social policies: aspirations, vernacularisation, or new forms ofsolidarity? 243Alexandra Kaasch, Amanda Shriwise, Tuba Agartan, Sarah Cook, JeremySeekings, and Rangsan Sukhampha12 Regional cooperation in higher education 266Meng-Hsuan Chou, Jeroen Huisman, and Maria Pilar Lorenzo13 Regional cultural cooperation 289Domenico Valenza and Nahuel Oddone14 Regional cooperation for health 311Obijiofor Aginam15 Regional science and innovation policies 326Susan Schneegans and Luc Soete16 Regional management of stranded hydro-carbon assets and the energytransition 351Fatima Denton17 Cross-border water management 372Martha Cassidy-Neumiller, Nidhi Nagabhatla, M. Rafiqul Islam, and Alix DebrayPART II CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS18 Regionalism as policy autonomy in post-colonial contexts: insights from Africa 398Tim Shaw, Janet M. Kiguru, and Elijah Nyaga Munyi19 Multi-level governance 417Diana Panke and Sören Stapel20 Regional organisations and their resources 431Frank Mattheis21 Regional organisations: a multidimensional approach to policy scope 442Anja Jetschke and Sören Münch22 Build your own regional integration indicator system 460Philippe De Lombaerde

‘This book is very timely because the challenges of climate change, peace and security and sustainable development we face require regional collaboration and solidarity to successfully tackle. The collaboration between regions in the global South and global North is also crucial for resolving these issues.’

Edited by Philippe De Lombaerde, Director, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Belgium; and Associate Professor of International Economics, Neoma BS, France

• Contents:Introduction to the Handbook of Regional Cooperation and Integration: why,where, and so what? 1Philippe De LombaerdePART I REGIONAL COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION BYPOLICY AREAS: WHY?, WHERE?, SO WHAT?1 Regional migration governance 22Ine Lietaert and Antoine Pécoud2 Regional trade liberalisation 38Justine Miller, Glenn Rayp, and Samuel Standaert3 Common markets 63Jacques Pelkmans4 Regional digital governance 108Jamal Shahin, Sophie Hoogenboom, Carlota Morais, and Mauro Santaniello5 Regional financial cooperation and regional financial arrangements 123Yaechan Lee and William N. Kring6 Regional monetary integration: multilateral currency unions in operation 143Ad van Riet7 Regional security cooperation 164Amandine Gnanguênon and Stephanie C. Hofmann8 Regional democracy protection 182Stefano Palestini9 Regional protection of human rights and the environment 197Liliana Lizarazo Rodríguez and Deborah Casalin10 Regional tax governance 223Dries Lesage, Wouter Lips, Eli James Moskowitz, and Attiya Waris11 Regional social policies: aspirations, vernacularisation, or new forms ofsolidarity? 243Alexandra Kaasch, Amanda Shriwise, Tuba Agartan, Sarah Cook, JeremySeekings, and Rangsan Sukhampha12 Regional cooperation in higher education 266Meng-Hsuan Chou, Jeroen Huisman, and Maria Pilar Lorenzo13 Regional cultural cooperation 289Domenico Valenza and Nahuel Oddone14 Regional cooperation for health 311Obijiofor Aginam15 Regional science and innovation policies 326Susan Schneegans and Luc Soete16 Regional management of stranded hydro-carbon assets and the energytransition 351Fatima Denton17 Cross-border water management 372Martha Cassidy-Neumiller, Nidhi Nagabhatla, M. Rafiqul Islam, and Alix DebrayPART II CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS18 Regionalism as policy autonomy in post-colonial contexts: insights from Africa 398Tim Shaw, Janet M. Kiguru, and Elijah Nyaga Munyi19 Multi-level governance 417Diana Panke and Sören Stapel20 Regional organisations and their resources 431Frank Mattheis21 Regional organisations: a multidimensional approach to policy scope 442Anja Jetschke and Sören Münch22 Build your own regional integration indicator system 460Philippe De Lombaerde

‘This book is very timely because the challenges of climate change, peace and security and sustainable development we face require regional collaboration and solidarity to successfully tackle. The collaboration between regions in the global South and global North is also crucial for resolving these issues.’