Regionalisation and Global Governance: The Taming of Globalisation?

The relationship between global governance and regionalisation is fraught with ambiguity. Understanding regionalisation in this context requires an understanding of its relationship, and reactive condition, with both the constellations of global governance and globalisation. This book presents an overview and explores the distinctive but intersecting trajectories of regionalisation and global governance. It surveys: the theoretical debates the economic dimensions: multinationals, trade and investment, and labour the security considerations: armed conflict, conflict prevention and peacekeeping and non-traditional security in Asia the governing structures: managing contemporary multilevel architecture and cultural policy, leadership and the L-20. The expert and multi-disciplinary editors and contributors survey the context as well as the generalcharacter of these projects, together with their links as both parallel mediating mechanisms and distinctive choices for interjecting governance into globalisation. Examining these projects in tandem amplifies their importance and enables the author tease out coincidental as well as alternative possibilities in policy direction. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, area studies, international economics, international political economy, political science, public administration and development studies.

List of Tables/Figures. Contributors. List of Abbreviations. Introduction: Regionalisation and the Taming of Globalisation? Andrew F. Cooper, Christopher W. Hughes and Philippe De Lombaerde Part I: Theoretical Debates: Locating Regionalisation Theory 1. Enhancing Global Governance through Regional Integration Ramesh Thakur and Luk Van Langenhove 2. Studying Regionalisation Comparatively: A Conceptual Framework Alex Warleigh-Lack 3. The Future of Regionalism: Old Divides, New Frontiers Björn Hettne and Fredrik Söderbaum 4. Rethinking Classical Integration Theory Ben Rosamond Part II: Economic Dimensions: Regionalisation and the Need for Rulemaking 5. Regional Multinationals and the Myth of Globalisation Alan M. Rugman 6. The Role of Regional Agreements in Trade and Investment Regimes Stephen Woolcock 7. No Safe Havens: Labour, Regional Integration and Globalisation Robert O'Brien Part III: Security Considerations: The Changing Nature of Strategic Regionalism 8. Regionalisation and Responses to Armed Conflict, with Special Focus on Conflict Prevention and Peacekeeping Kennedy Graham 9. Non-Traditional Security in Asia: The Many Faces of Securitisation Mely Caballero-Anthony Part IV: Governing Structures: Managing Contemporary Multilevel Architecture 10. Making Cultural Policy in a Globalising World Patricia M. Goff 11. Regionalism in Global Governance: Realigning Goals and Leadership with Cultures Martin Albrow and Colin I. Bradford 12. Executive but Expansive: The L20 as a project of 'New' Multilateralism and 'New' Regionalism Andrew F. Cooper