Comparative Regional Integration: Challenges for EU Studies
Comparative Regional Integration: Challenges for EU Studies
This project aims to increase the understanding of contemporary forms of comparative regionalism. Faced with a large variety of integration mechanisms on other continents, scholars have grappled with the challenge of analysing whether and how the EU relates to these processes. This project has as its key objective to advance current debates on the topic of comparative regionalism. By bringing together leading scholars in the field from different continents and perspectives, this project will enrich the existing literature. The first output will be a special issue in one of the leading EU studies journals, which have signalled interest in this already. By analysing the exportability of the EU experience and its model, the project also focuses attention on the increasing importance that is given by the EU and the wider policy world to the promotion of regional integration. The second output is to interact with civil society on this issue and come up with some clear policy recommendations.
Comparative Regional Integration; Europe;Latin America; Policy-making
This project aims to increase the understanding of contemporary forms of comparative regionalism. Faced with a large variety of integration mechanisms on other continents, scholars have grappled with the challenge of analysing whether and how the EU relates to these processes. This project has as its key objective to advance current debates on the topic of comparative regionalism. By bringing together leading scholars in the field from different continents and perspectives, this project will enrich the existing literature. The first output will be a special issue in one of the leading EU studies journals, which have signalled interest in this already. By analysing the exportability of the EU experience and its model, the project also focuses attention on the increasing importance that is given by the EU and the wider policy world to the promotion of regional integration. The second output is to interact with civil society on this issue and come up with some clear policy recommendations.