Fringe Regionalism: When Peripheries Become Regions 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Mattheis, Frank (Author), Raineri, Luca (Author), Russo, Alessandra (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319974084 ISBN-13: 9783319974088 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 320.4 |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.63 lbs) 97 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |