Theorising the Rise of Regionness
In: New political economy, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 457-474
ISSN: 1356-3467
In: New political economy, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 457-474
ISSN: 1356-3467
In: Rethinking Regionalism, S. 161-173
In: New Political Economy, Band 5, Heft 3 (December 2000)
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In: New political economy, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 457-472
ISSN: 1469-9923
In: Cooperation and conflict: journal of the Nordic International Studies Association, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 211-232
ISSN: 1460-3691
This article takes the view that mercantilism can be understood as a pursuit of stateness, an articulation of the nation-state logic vis-à-vis the free play of market forces. The contemporary context of the mercantilist logic is the international political economy, in which `the political' refers to a transnational framework of economic transactions, in brief, a world order. Hence the concept `neomercantilism', to which this discussion is primarily addressed. This conceptualization is somewhat troublesome because of the historical association of mercantilism with the nation-state. The solution to this paradox is to see regionalism as a return of `the political', the need for control, in a transnational context. The argument is pursued in three steps: first the concept is located in the historical political economy discourse, focusing on mercantilism proper; second, a definition of neo-mercantilism is suggested which associates it with `the new regionalism' in a global context, more precisely the pursuit of `regionness'; third, contemporary manifestations of `the new regionalism' are presented as a preliminary attempt to test the hypothesis. In the concluding discussion the significance of these regional manifestations in an international political economy perspective is assessed.
In: Cooperation and conflict: journal of the Nordic International Studies Association, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 211-232
ISSN: 0010-8367
World Affairs Online
In: New political economy, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 559-577
ISSN: 1469-9923
Recent analysis on New Regionalism has, for Bjorn Hettne, raised important ontological questions over 'what we study when we study regionalism'. The paper contributes to this debate by focusing on the shared beliefs, norms and rituals that hold a region together. Working between the New Regionalism literature and thinking on international regimes, this paper - to paraphrase Friedrich Kratochwil and John Ruggie - outlines the 'inescapable inter-subjective quality' of a region. This focus on inter-subjectivity seeks to improve on existing approaches that consider shared social structures as already fixed, and/or as autonomous constructs operating over and above regional actors. In order to appreciate how inter-subjective structures and regional agents interact with each other, the paper explores the social construction of Latin America. Specifically, it examines the politics of regionness - understood here in relation to identity, space and agents - to demonstrate how various regional actors operate within, and reconstruct, shared meaning. In so doing, it interrogates the practices that govern and continually produce the region. Adapted from the source document.
Recent analysis on New Regionalism has, for Björn Hettne, raised important ontological questions over 'what we study when we study regionalism'. The paper contributes to this debate by focusing on the shared beliefs, norms and rituals that hold a region
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Recent analysis on New Regionalism has, for Björn Hettne, raised important ontological questions over 'what we study when we study regionalism'. The paper contributes to this debate by focusing on the shared beliefs, norms and rituals that hold a region
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In: New political economy, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 559-577
ISSN: 1356-3467
In: New political economy, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 559-577
ISSN: 1469-9923
In: Asian perspective, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 79-103
ISSN: 0258-9184
The rise of nationalism, unresolved territorial disputes, an intricate system of alliances, and the perceived breakdown of the balance of power have been identified as the main causes behind the outbreak of World War I. They also are strikingly similar to the challenges East Asia faces today. Will history repeat itself and see East Asia sleepwalking into another hegemonic war? China's future relations with the United States and Japan will be crucial for East Asia's regional order, but its dispute with Japan over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands might lead to a regional war. I argue, however, that a major war is unlikely because pre-World War I Europe and today's Northeast Asia are qualitatively different in terms of what I call multihegemony and sutured regionness. (Asian Perspect/GIGA)
World Affairs Online
In: Asian perspective, Band 40, Heft 1, S. 79-103
ISSN: 2288-2871
In: Politikon: South African journal of political science, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 113-124
ISSN: 1470-1014
In: New political economy, Band 17, Heft 4, S. 421-443
ISSN: 1469-9923