Regional and International Cooperation in South America After COVID

Melisa Deciancio is Senior Fellow Researcher at the University of Münster and Research Fellow at the National Scientific and Research Council of Argentina, based in the Department of International Relations at FLACSO Argentina.Cintia Quiliconi is Associate Professor at the International Studies and Communication Department of the Latin American School of Social Sciences FLACSO-Ecuador and senior editor of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies.

"This edited volume addresses two topical issues to understand the ongoing puzzles of Latin American politics and regionalism: How to explain the ‘regional malaise’ and decline of post-hegemonic regionalism in Latin America? What have been the immediate implications of the Covid-19 crisis? What lessons can be learned, as related to other issue-areas beyond health, in order to repair and revive regional cooperation and coordination, in the post-Covid-19 area? What are the challenges and opportunities?"Arie Kacowicz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem"A timely and welcome contribution to the literature on regionalism in Latin America. This volume provides a novel and much-needed re-thinking of the challenges of regional cooperation initiatives beyond trade and security, and their effectiveness in resolving transnational problems in the post-pandemic world order."Laura Gomez-Mera, Associate Professor, University of Miami"Deciancio and Quiliconi have successfully embarked on the difficult task of making sense of the South American responses to the pandemic of COVID-19. By bringing together a group of forefront specialists in Latin American regionalism, their book is an indispensable read for those interested in knowing how actors and institutions responded to the pandemic, why collective action fell short, and how they could do better."Stefano Palestini, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

• 1. Introduction: South American Cooperation: Regional and International Challenges in the Post-Pandemic, 2. Your Regionalism and Mine: The United States and South American Cooperation in the Global Pandemic, 3. China’s BRI extension to South America: Challenges and Opportunities for the Regional Order in the Post-pandemic, 4. Regional and interregional relations between EU and South America: Weathering the COVID-19 storm?, 5. From Regional Leader to Regional Antagonist: Bolsonaro’s anti-South American stance during COVID-19 pandemic, 6. The Venezuelan Connection: The Crisis of South American Regionalism and Western Hemispheric Order Upheaval, 7. From UNASUR to PROSUR: Institutional Challenges to Consolidate Regional Cooperation, 8. Regional Cooperation in health: Challenges and Setbacks in the Pandemic, 9. South America under the pendulum: bilateralism, intermestic security and the return of old practices, 10. The rise and fall of IIRSA and the prospects for regional infrastructure integration in the post-pandemic, 11. Social Movements, care crisis and new opportunities for regional cooperation: the regional integration of female domestic paid workers in Latin America, 12. Social Protests in the Andean Region: Towards New State Forms, 13. Every Man for Himself! The Regional Responses to the Venezuelan Exodus During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 14. Conclusions: Re-thinking regional cooperation for the Post-Pandemic