EU and World Regionalism

Edited by Philippe De Lombaerde, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Belgium and Michael Schulz, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

'This important book fills a hole in the theory and practice of region-building, namely the unique and little understood role of the EU foreign policy of region-making throughout the world. It is systematic and solidly comparative and will provide a benchmark for further research on the new regionalism and world order.' Björn Hettne, University of Göteborg, Sweden 'This is an important and valuable book as it examines in a thorough manner the external impact of the EU’s regionalising impulse. It comprehensively brings together policymakers and scholars in a rich collection of case studies on a neglected area of regional integration studies. The authors present a rigorous analysis of the complexities and nuances of regionalism and inter-regionalism.' Philomena Murray, University of Melbourne, Australia

• 1: Introduction; 2: Supporting Regional Integration and Cooperation Worldwide: An Overview of the European Union Approach; 3: Exporting the European Model of Regional Integration: The Case of Agriculture; 4: EU Trade Strategy and Regionalism: Assessing the Impact on Europe's Developing Country Partners; 5: Toes in the Water: The ‘Makability' of ASEAN and European Commission Support to Economic Integration in Southeast Asia under the ASEAN–EU Programme for Regional Integration Support (APRIS); 6: The European Union and the ‘Making' of South American Regionalism; 7: NAFTA Parity in Real Time and the ‘Making' of the EU–Mexico Partnership; 8: Normative Europe: Changing Values and Attitudes in Central America; 9: An Assessment of European Union Cooperation towards the Andean Community (1992-2007); 10: The Role of Epistemic Communities in the ‘Makability' of MERCOSUR; 11: An Evaluation of the EU–Mediterranean Region-Building from the Perspective of the Regionalization Process in the Mediterranean; 12: The EU's Ambitious Regionalization of the South Caucasus; 13: The EU and (Sub-) Regional Organizations in North-Eastern Europe: Impact on (Sub-) Regional Cooperation and Integration; 14: The Making of the East African Community: A Case Study; 15: The EU and Regional Integration in Central Africa: Promoting Inter-Regionalism as an Incentive to the Regionalist Scheme?; 16: Commonwealth(s) of Regions Extra-EU? Anglophone Globalization and New Regionalisms; 17: EU Support to Regional Integration Worldwide and the ‘Makability' of Regions: Conclusions