Fringe Regionalism

When Peripheries Become Regions
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-07351-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 97 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 157 g

This book introduces the novel concept of fringe regionalism to the field of international studies. It examines how regions are practiced by peripheral borderlands rather than centrally planned, thus offering new avenues for researching regionalism beyond the conventional focus on formal intergovernmental organisations. Two in depth case studies, the Sahara and the Caucasus, provide the real-life application of the concept and the authors use the tensions between competing demarcations of the region, the regional nature of extra-legal economies and the narratives of cross-border identities to steer their empirical approach. Through thorough analysis, the volume applies the concept of fringe regionalism to regions previously neglected by conventional approaches.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mattheis, Frank

Raineri, Luca

Russo, Alessandra

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Organisationen und Institutionen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introductory remarks – the case for fringe regionalism2. Producing regional spaces from the margins: Fringe regionalism - a conceptual proposal to recalibrate the study of regions2.1 The obsession with formal institutions and territorial delineations - a critique of the spatial bias in regionalism2.2 The place and practice of region-building2.3 Of buffers and frontiers - informal agency from the margins3. The practice of fringe regionalism - evidence from the Caucasus and the Sahara3.1 Frames and boundaries - regions as practiced authorities 3.2 Markets and infrastructures - regions as practiced economies 3.3 Narratives of belonging- regions as practiced identities 4. Towards a wider application of fringe regionalism – comparisons and transfers4.1 Conceptual gains and limitations of fringe regionalism4.2 Comparative fringe regionalism4.3 The relevance of fringe regionalism beyond the Caucasus and the Sahara

Über Autor(innen)

Frank Mattheis is Research Fellow at the Institut d’études européennes (IEE), Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, and Associate Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn), University of Pretoria, South Africa.Luca Raineri is Research Fellow at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa, Italy.Alessandra Russo is Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Centre Emile Durkheim, Sciences Po Bordeaux, France.