Region-building

Ludger Kühnhardt has been Director at the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) and Professor of Political Science at Bonn University since 1997. He has been advisor to political leaders in Europe and Africa. As a Public Policy Scholar he has worked at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. As Visiting Professor he has taught and studied at renowned universities across the world, including St. Antony’s College Oxford, Stanford University, Dartmouth College, Seoul National University, Cape Town University, and the College of Europe in Bruges. He has conducted research in comparative region-building in all continents.

• Introduction: Framing the IssueChapter I: Globalization, Regionalism, Integration: Politics and Identity in the Age of the MarketChapter II: Emulating the European Union? The Incomplete Model for Democratic Region-Building A Global SurveyChapter  III: Latin America and the Caribbean: Between Regional Identity and Continental AspirationsCentral American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, SICA)Andean Community of Nations (Comunidad Andina de Naciones, CAN)Caribbean Community (CARICOM)Southern Common Market (Mercado Común del Sur, MERCOSUR)Chapter   IV: Asia: Region-Building in a Continent that Isn’t  Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)Chapter V: Africa: Renaissance through Regionalism?African Union (AU)Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)Southern African Development Community (SADC)Chapter VI: Pre-Integration in the Pacific Ocean Pacific Islands Forum (PIC)Chapter VII: De-Integration in Eurasia The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)Chapter VIII: Non-Integration in Regions with Geopolitical TensionsThe Northeast Asian Paradox: Success without StabilityThe Broader Middle East Paradox: Stability without Success Context and ImplicationsChapter IX: The European Union in the Global Proliferation of Regional IntegrationChapter X:  Democratic Governance, Regional Groupings and World OrderChapter XI: Perspectives for Region-BuildingBibliographyIndexAbout the Author