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Thinking the Balkans out of the Box
EU Integration and Regional Cooperation - Challenges, Models, Lessons
von Christophe SoliozThinking the Balkans out of the Box moves away from narrow and conventional, often state-centred, understandings of European integration and regional cooperation in relation to South East Europe.
Based on case studies, this book presents both common and specific features of integration and region-building within the framework of “early”, “old”, “new” and “comparative regionalism” approaches, which the author sees as complementary rather than mutually exclusive.
Using a long-term timeline, the author contextualises these four waves in the post-Second World War era, the Cold War period, the post-Cold War era, and our current hypertext or multiplex world order respectively. In the latter, integration and regionalisation become significantly more intertwined, heterogeneous, open, inclusive, comprehensive and multidimensional.
Based on case studies, this book presents both common and specific features of integration and region-building within the framework of “early”, “old”, “new” and “comparative regionalism” approaches, which the author sees as complementary rather than mutually exclusive.
Using a long-term timeline, the author contextualises these four waves in the post-Second World War era, the Cold War period, the post-Cold War era, and our current hypertext or multiplex world order respectively. In the latter, integration and regionalisation become significantly more intertwined, heterogeneous, open, inclusive, comprehensive and multidimensional.
