South American regionalism: explaining the foundation of UNASUR
As the first exclusively South American cooperation scheme and the new centerpiece of post-hegemonic regionalism in the region, the foundation of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has recently attracted scholarly attention. While this event has been studied by means of descriptive narratives and frequently from the angle of post-hegemonic approaches, this paper draws on neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, the regional powers approach, and the security community approach to explain why UNASUR was founded. It thereby offers a systematic and theoretically informed account of the foundation of UNASUR as a particular phenomenon and, by extension, of the status quo of regionalism in South America. Specifically, I examine context conditions, such as the power shift in favor of Brazil, the anti-neoliberal social paradigm, and the decline of hemispheric cooperation; the interests of Brazil, Venezuela, and Argentina, and the region-wide shared interest in stable peace and energy integration; and finally, the main actors initiating and driving the establishment of UNASUR, namely the Brazilian and Venezuelan government. I conclude that the security community approach is best able to explain the founding of UNASUR.
- ISSN
-
1868-7601
- Umfang
-
Seite(n): 25
- Sprache
-
Englisch
- Anmerkungen
-
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Erschienen in
-
KFG Working Paper Series (67)
- Thema
-
Internationale Beziehungen
internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik
Interessenpolitik
supranationale Beziehungen
Kooperation
politische Theorie
internationale Organisation
regionale Integration
Macht
Sicherheitspolitik
Integrationstheorie
Funktionalismus
internationale Beziehungen
Südamerika
Regionalismus
- Ereignis
-
Geistige Schöpfung
- (wer)
-
Linke-Behrens, Luisa
- Ereignis
-
Veröffentlichung
- (wer)
-
Freie Universität Berlin, FB Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft Kolleg-Forschergruppe "The Transformative Power of Europe"
- (wo)
-
Deutschland, Berlin
- (wann)
-
2015
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-45371-v2-6
- Rechteinformation
-
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
- Letzte Aktualisierung
-
21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ
Datenpartner
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.
Beteiligte
- Linke-Behrens, Luisa
- Freie Universität Berlin, FB Politik- und Sozialwissenschaften, Otto-Suhr-Institut für Politikwissenschaft Kolleg-Forschergruppe "The Transformative Power of Europe"
Entstanden
- 2015
Ähnliche Objekte (12)
South American regionalism: explaining the foundation of UNASUR
Explaining Flaws of Security Regionalism in the Global South : Lessons from South America
Regionalism in Eurasia: Explaining Authority Transfers to Regional Organizations
Regionalism in Eurasia: Explaining Authority Transfers to Regional Organizations
Failed presidencies: identifying and explaining a South American anomaly
Towards open regionalism in South East Europe
Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: Consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership
Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: Consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership
When East Asia meets Europe : Explaining the differential approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007
"When East Asia meets Europe" : explaining the different approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007
American Health Foundation
Critical Regionalism
South American regionalism: explaining the foundation of UNASUR
Explaining Flaws of Security Regionalism in the Global South : Lessons from South America
Regionalism in Eurasia: Explaining Authority Transfers to Regional Organizations
Regionalism in Eurasia: Explaining Authority Transfers to Regional Organizations
Failed presidencies: identifying and explaining a South American anomaly
Towards open regionalism in South East Europe
Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: Consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership
Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: Consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership
When East Asia meets Europe : Explaining the differential approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007
"When East Asia meets Europe" : explaining the different approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007
American Health Foundation
Critical Regionalism
South American regionalism: explaining the foundation of UNASUR
Explaining Flaws of Security Regionalism in the Global South : Lessons from South America
Regionalism in Eurasia: Explaining Authority Transfers to Regional Organizations
Regionalism in Eurasia: Explaining Authority Transfers to Regional Organizations
Failed presidencies: identifying and explaining a South American anomaly
Towards open regionalism in South East Europe
Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: Consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership
Explaining rising regionalism and failing multilateralism: Consensus decision-making and expanding WTO membership
When East Asia meets Europe : Explaining the differential approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007
"When East Asia meets Europe" : explaining the different approaches of South Korea and Japan toward East Asian regionalism during 1998 - 2007
American Health Foundation