Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the
present'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is …

Systematically monitoring regional integration processes is a relatively recent activity, but its
potential is quite important. From an academic perspective, it allows us to get a more precise …

The European Union (EU) is generally seen as a natural supporter of regional initiatives.
This chapter provides an overview of how the EU has been promoting and supporting …

Евразийский экономический союз (ЕАЭС) призван создать в регионе полюс
геополитического притяжения и существенно укрепить позиции участников в мировом …

Integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) is an important national strategy to
drive China's high-quality development. First, we discuss the influence mechanism of tax …

Against the background of a vibrant research field on (comparative) regionalism and the
plurality and diversity of regional organizations (ROs) across the globe, this chapter argues …

To a great extent, this study has its roots in Southern Africa. It was during a semester abroad
at the University of Namibia when my interest in African politics, the state in Africa and …

The aim of this article is to build an analytical framework for understanding regional peace
and security. Building on important insights from other theoretical approaches, it proposes …

On 6 November 2013, one of the strongest typhoons ever recorded struck the Philippine
archipelago. The resulting damage was immense. Flying debris, flattened houses, damaged …

This paper proposes an innovative theoretical approach to the analysis of regionalism by
taking the impact of extra-regional relations and the influence of external actors explicitly into …