Eurasian Regionalisms and Russian Foreign Policy (New Regionalisms Series) - Softcover

Molchanov, Mikhail A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1138360953 ISBN 13: 9781138360952

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

Synopsis

Bridging foreign policy analysis and international political economy, this volume offers a new look at the problem of agency in comparative regional integration studies. It examines evolving regional integration projects in the Eurasian space, defined as the former Soviet Union countries and China, and the impact that Russian foreign policy has had on integration in the region. Mikhail Molchanov argues that new regionalism in Eurasia should be seen as a reactive response to contemporary challenges that these developing states face in the era of globalization. Regional integration in this part of the world treads the unknown waters and may not simply repeat the early steps in the evolution of the European Union. The question of a hegemonic leadership in particular, as exercised by a country that spearheads regional integration efforts, animates much of the discussion offered in the book. Moreover, Eurasian regionalisms are plural phenomena because of complementary and competing projects that engage the same, or partially overlapping, groups of countries. By combining foreign policy studies with an examination of the international political economy of regionalism in Eurasia the author furthers our understanding of new regionalism, both theoretically and empirically.

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About the Author:

Mikhail A. Molchanov is Professor and former Chair of the Department of Political Science at St. Thomas University, Canada. His research focuses on international relations in Eurasia and international political economy of regional integration. He is a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1138360953
• ISBN 13: 9781138360952
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208