CONTENIDO Editorial. Briceño Ruiz, José Investigación Activismo político transnacional: la rendición de cuentas en el comercio mundial. Transnational political activism: to accountability the world trade. De la Torre Oropeza,Verónica Efectos de la inserción de Venezuela en el Mercosur sobre sus flujos comerciales totales. Effects of Venezuela inclusion in Mercosur over total trade flow. Chuecos, Alicia E. La integración hemisférica y el interregionalismo en la estrategia comercial externa de América del Sur. Hemispheric integration and interregionalism in the South America's trade strategy. Briceño Ruiz, José El neo-nacionalismo bolivariano: el ALBA como expresión del nuevo tiempo histórico nacional. The bolivarian neo-nationalism: the ALBA proposal as expression of a new historical time. Mora García, José Pascual Imagen del ALCA en la prensa tachirense. (Diciembre 2001 - julio 2004). FTAA image in Tachira´s newspaper (December 2001 - july 2004). Otero Silva, Marlene Caminando por los ríos, ocuparon el territorio. Segunda parte: poblamiento hispano. Walking by the rivers, they populated the territory: hispanic population. Maldonado D., Héctor Augusto Una propuesta de formación docente en zona de frontera: nivel de educación básica, sector San Antonio - Ureña. A proposal for teacher development in the border: level basic education in San Antonio - Ureña. Chacón Corzo, María A. y Becerra Torres, Gladys Yolanda Análisis La frontera en los diarios venezolanos el nacional y la nación: 1996-2005. Bustamante de Pernía, Ana Marleny y Herrera, Ruth Agenda De las relaciones colombo-venezolanas (mayo 2006 - octubre 2006). On the colombian-venezuelan relations (may 2006 - october 2006). Reseñas Ocampo, José Antonio: Reconstruir el futuro. Globalización, desarrollo y democracia en América Latina, CEPAL. Reseñado por: Mallorquín, Carlos Índice acumulado ; 39-48 ; bricenoj@ula.ve, bricenoruiz@hotmail.com ; semestral ; Nivel analítico
The European Union and the MERCOSUR are promising partners, as shows the increasing exchange in the trade of goods and services, their volume of the first order of investments, the significant aid for cooperation to the development that provides the EU to the South Cone Countries and the productive dialogue political mutual of the last years. In spite of this context so favourable, since 1999 the EU and the MERCOSUR are negotiating with little success the implementation of the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement, signed in Madrid in 1995, due to enormous difficulties surfaced during the sixteen negotiations rounds, particularly - but not exclusively- for the deep differences in agricultural matter, up to the end of being able to state that the establishment of the future association finds at present in a cul-de-sac. The next birregional EU-LAC Summit, which will be taken place in Madrid in May 2010, offers a unique occasion to go out from this impasse making use of the circumstance that it will be chaired by Spain, the main defender of the closer relationships among both organizations of integration ; La Unión Europea y el MERCOSUR son socios prometedores, como muestra el creciente intercambio en el comercio de mercancías y servicios, el volumen de primer orden de las inversiones, la significativa ayuda de cooperación al desarrollo que proporciona la UE a los países del Cono Sur y el fructífero diálogo político mutuo de los últimos años. A pesar de este contexto tan favorable, desde 1999 la UE y el MERCOSUR están negociando con poco éxito la implementación del Acuerdo Marco Interregional de Cooperación, suscripto en Madrid en 1995, debido a enormes dificultades afloradas durante las dieciséis rondas negociadoras, en particular –pero no exclusivamente- por las profundas diferencias en materia agrícola, hasta el extremo de poder afirmar que en estos momentos el establecimiento de la futura asociación se encuentra en un callejón sin salida. La próxima Cumbre birregional entre la UE y ALC, que se celebrará en Madrid en mayo de 2010, brinda una ocasión única para salir de este impasse si se aprovecha bien la circunstancia de que será presidida por España y éste es el principal valedor del estrechamiento de relaciones entre ambas organizaciones de integración.
La Unión Europea y el MERCOSUR son socios prometedores, como muestra el creciente intercambio en el comercio de mercancías y servicios, el volumen de primer orden de las inversiones, la significativa ayuda de cooperación al desarrollo que proporciona la UE a los países del Cono Sur y el fructífero diálogo político mutuo de los últimos años. A pesar de este contexto tan favorable, desde 1999 la UE y el MERCOSUR están negociando con poco éxito la implementación del Acuerdo Marco Interregional de Cooperación, suscripto en Madrid en 1995, debido a enormes dificultades afloradas durante las dieciséis rondas negociadoras, en particular-pero no exclusivamente- por las profundas diferencias en materia agrícola, hasta el extremo de poder afirmar que en estos momentos el establecimiento de la futura asociación se encuentra en un callejón sin salida. La próxima Cumbre birregional entre la UE y ALC, que se celebrará en Madrid en mayo de 2010, brinda una ocasión única para salir de este impasse si se aprovecha bien la circunstancia de que será presidida por España y éste es el principal valedor del estrechamiento de relaciones entre ambas organizaciones de integración. ; The European Union and the MERCOSUR are promising partners, as shows the increasing exchange in the trade of goods and services, their volume of the first order of investments, the significant aid for cooperation to the development that provides the EU to the South Cone Countries and the productive dialogue political mutual of the last years. In spite of this context so favourable, since 1999 the EU and the MERCOSUR are negotiating with little success the implementation of the Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement, signed in Madrid in 1995, due to enormous difficulties surfaced during the sixteen negotiations rounds, particularly-but not exclusively-for the deep differences in agricultural matter, up to the end of being able to state that the establishment of the future association finds at present in a cul-de-sac. The next birregional EU-LAC Summit, which will be taken place in Madrid in May 2010, offers a unique occasion to go out from this impasse making use of the circumstance that it will be chaired by Spain, the main defender of the closer relationships among both organizations of integration. ; Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Note -- Bibliography -- Part I Theorising Africa-EU relations through history -- Introduction to Part I -- Contextualising the theorising on Africa-EU relations -- African agency in theory or a brave new world for Africa-EU relations? -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 1 International Relations theory: Comparative reflections on EU-Africa relations -- Structural pattern -- Realism and international anarchy: The case of EU-Africa relations -- Liberalism and EU-Africa interregional dependence -- EU-Africa relations in constructivist perspective -- Conclusion -- Note -- Bibliography -- 2 Regionalism and interregionalism in EU-Africa relations -- From European to regional integration -- Beyond a Eurocentrist reading of African regionalism -- Postcolonial regionalism in Africa and the role of interregionalism with Europe -- EU-Africa relations through the lens of interregionalism -- Fluid regional delineations -- Interregionalism and asymmetry -- Regional cohesion -- Interregionalism and institutionalisation -- The interregionalism-regionalism nexus -- From interregionalism to interregionalisms -- Note -- Bibliography -- 3 Applying postcolonial approaches to studies of Africa-EU relations -- What are postcolonial approaches? -- Colonial legacy, historical amnesia and decentring Europe -- The meaning of partnership: Paternalism and the ontological Other -- Market liberalisation and a changing world order in a postcolonial global economy -- Politicisation and regional actorness: Rearticulating subjectivity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Part II Evolving governance in EU-Africa relations.
This article examines the impact of interregionalism on deepening regional integration processes in non-European Union (EU) regions, specifically the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). It considers whether 'capacity-building' functions of interregionalism are present in EU–Mercosur relations. It argues that although negotiations for an association agreement might have helped Mercosur survive periods of severe crisis in the past, the terms of the agreement under negotiation were not sufficiently attractive to encourage deeper integration in Mercosur. Moreover, interregionalism cannot be expected to compensate for low institutionalization, nor substitute for weak political willingness to deepen integration. Ultimately, Mercosur alone can decide how far it wants to take its regional integration.
Since the early 1990s, the European Union has developed new instruments to consolidate its external action, especially in 'low politics'. These new instruments include the signing of interregional arrangements with other regional groups. The EU's region–to–region strategy towards the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) is in keeping with the latest trends of interregionalism. Since the birth of Mercosur, the EU has given technical, financial and diplomatic support to South America's new regional- ism. The long–term goal is to conclude a region–to–region agreement in the political, cooperation and trade fields. By providing this support, the EU plays a role as an 'exter- nal federator' for new regional experiences through its interregionalist projects. Although 'new interregionalism' is a corollary of the new regionalism, interregionalism can contribute to the consolidation of regionalism. Moreover, by encouraging economic multilateralism, interregional arrangements can improve the governance of globalisation. ; Peer reviewed
In: Legal issues of economic integration: law journal of the Europa Instituut and the Amsterdam Center for International Law, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 125-148
Relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) have enriched the multifaceted concept of interregionalism from legal and international relations perspectives. The article argues that the transformative ASEAN-EU frameworks have shaped the Third Interregionalism. Brussels' building-block approach envisions pathfinder agreements with individual ASEAN states as the basis for the ASEAN-EU FTA, which will help realize the EU's Indo-Pacific strategy and the ASEAN-EU Strategic Partnership. The designs of the EU's trade and investment agreements with Singapore and Vietnam are therefore critical. The article assesses core areas such as tariff liberalization and ASEAN cumulative rules of origin, as well as commitments of trade in services and non-tariff barriers in key industries. Contributors to the special issue further analyse cutting-edge issues involving electronic commerce and sustainable development. These on-the-ground insights contribute to a new understanding of ASEAN-EU legal frameworks and evolving interregionalism in the post-pandemic era. ASEAN-EU FTA – CPTPP – Indo-Pacific strategy – Investment Protection – Singapore – RCEP – Sustainable Development – Third Interregionalism – Vietnam