Why do international organizations (IOs) look so different, yet so similar? The possibilities
are diverse. Some international organizations have just a few member states, while others …

The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Regionalism-the first of its kind-offers a systematic
and wide-ranging survey of the scholarship on regionalism, regionalization, and regional …

The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has positioned itself as a regional security
organization aimed at reducing the influence of the Organization of American States (OAS) …

This article presents an analysis of the different approaches proposed by authors who have
done research on Latin American integration and regionalism, and suggests that there are …

NATO has been a successful forum for managing European security policy. Yet European
governments have repeatedly tried to build a new security institution in NATO's shadow. In …

This article investigates whether the overlap** of intergovernmental regional
organizations in Latin America with regard to membership and mandate is harmful or …

Abstract In Latin America the repercussions of the proliferation and overlap** of regional
organizations are discussed widely. This article examines the opposing views on this …

Names: Nolte, Detlef, editor.| Weiffen, Brigitte, editor. Title: Regionalism under stress: Europe
and Latin America in comparative perspective/edited by Detlef Nolte and Brigitte Weiffen …

South America features a very particular regional architecture, one which is characterised by
the proliferation and overlap** of regional organisations, with UNASUR at the centre …

The point of focus of this chapter is the growing importance of regions in international
relations. The chapter adopts an institutional social constructivist approach, wherein …