Beyond Regionalism? (The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms)

✍ Scribed by Cilja Harders and Matteo Legrenzi

• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 223
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Regional cooperation, Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East are usually considered to be weak and rather ceremonial. However, since September 11, 2001, a new regional order is emerging and the impact of geostrategic changes in the international environment have yet to be satisfactorily studied. With older regional organizations suffering from weaknesses, new forms appear to be developing and flourishing, whether because of European support or due to growing sub-regional identities.This volume offers refined theoretical models and approaches which are attuned to the new dynamics and contradictions of a wide range of regionalist projects in the contemporary Middle East. Case studies of the most important regional organizations in different policy fields offer comprehensive overviews of the main actors, institutions, historical development and current issues.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Notes on Contributors......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Introduction: Beyond Regionalism? Regional Cooperation, Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East......Page 14
Part 1 Theorizing Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East......Page 24
1 Comparing Regionalist Projects in the Middle East and Elsewhere: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward......Page 26
2 Analyzing Regional Cooperation after September 11, 2001: The Emergence of a New Regional Order in the Arab World......Page 46
3 Regional Ambition, Institutions, Social Capital – Regional Cooperation and External Actors......Page 64
4 Regionalism and Regionalization: The State of the Art from a Neo-Realist Perspective......Page 82
5 Regionalism and Securitization: The Case of the Middle East......Page 102
Part 2 Case Studies......Page 118
6 Did the GCC Make a Difference? Institutional Realities and (Un)Intended Consequences......Page 120
7 The Organization of the Islamic Conference: From Ceremonial Politics Towards Politicization?......Page 138
8 Regional Organizations as Conflict Mediators? The Arab League and Iraq......Page 152
9 Regional Organizations, Regional Identities and Minorities: The Arabs and the Kurdish Question......Page 170
10 Intraregional Economic Integration: The Cases of GAFTA and MAFTA......Page 182
11 Regional Cooperation Under Conflict: Israeli–Arab Business Cooperation in the Middle East......Page 198
C......Page 216
F......Page 217
I......Page 218
O......Page 219
S......Page 220
Y......Page 221