Handbook of Governance and Security

Handbook of Governance and Security
Author: James Sperling
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 751
Release: 2014-08-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1781953171

The Handbook is divided into four sections which examine, in turn: the emergence, evolution, and forms of security governance, as well as the theoretical orientations that have so far dominated the literature (networks, multilateralism, regimes, and sy

Handbook of Central American Governance

Handbook of Central American Governance
Author: Diego Sanchez-Ancochea
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2013-12-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135102368

Central America constitutes a fascinating case study of the challenges, opportunities and characteristics of the process of transformation in today’s global economy. Comprised of a politically diverse range of societies, this region has long been of interest to students of economic development and political change. The Handbook of Central American Governance aims to describe and explain the manifold processes that are taking place in Central America that are altering patterns of social, political and economic governance, with particular focus on the impact of globalization and democratization. Containing sections on topics such as state and democracy, key political and social actors, inequality and social policy and international relations, in addition to in-depth studies on five key countries (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala), this text is composed of contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field. No other single volume studies the current characteristics of the region from a political, economic and social perspective or reviews recent research in such detail. As such, this handbook is of value to academics, students and researchers as well as to policy-makers and those with an interest in governance and political processes.

Rethinking Free Trade, Economic Integration and Human Rights in the Americas

Rethinking Free Trade, Economic Integration and Human Rights in the Americas
Author: María Belén Olmos Giupponi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2017-01-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1509904522

This monograph offers the first systematic overview of the protection of human rights in trade agreements in the Americas. Traditionally, trade agreements in the Americas were concerned with economic questions and paid little attention to human rights. However, in the wake of the 'new regionalism', which emerged at the end of the last century, more clauses addressing social issues such as labour rights and environmental standards were inserted in trade agreements. As economic integration increased, a framework for the protection of human rights evolved. This book argues that this framework allows for human rights protection on a transnational level, while constructing regional identities. Looking at the four key regional integration processes, namely the Caribbean Community, the Central American Integration System, the Andean Community of Nations and the Southern Common Market, and also at the North American Free Trade Agreement, it shows how the integration process has reached a considerable degree of consolidation. Writing on key sources in English for the first time, this book will be essential reading for all free trade and human rights scholars.

Integración, seguridad y democracia en América Latina

Integración, seguridad y democracia en América Latina
Author: Ángel L. Florido Alejo
Publisher: ITESO
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2013-12-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 6077808997

El ideal de una integración entre las naciones que conforman América Latina tiene más de dos siglos y no ha logrado concretarse pese a las ventajas que representa para ellas. Los autores de esta obra analizan los diversos intereses internos y externos que lo han impedido, como las rencillas locales, la disputa por la riqueza mineral del subcontinente y la injerencia de Estados Unidos, entre otros. Este libro ofrece una visión actual de los problemas y retos que enfrenta América Latina para establecer las prioridades de una agenda común, con temas como el papel desempeñado por las fuerzas armadas de los estados latinoamericanos en estos intentos de unión; los diversos rasgos que identifican o diferencian a las elites políticas en las democracias del continente, y cómo la violencia criminal se ha convertido en la principal amenaza a la seguridad regional y en el nuevo obstáculo para la integración. (Universidad ITESO)

Regional and International Cooperation in South America After COVID

Regional and International Cooperation in South America After COVID
Author: Melisa Deciancio
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2022-07-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000614484

This volume analyses South American regional and international cooperation during the COVID19 crisis started in 2020. Across thirteen chapters a collection of leading experts address how regional collaboration has developed, evolved, and recoiled. The chapters explore the state of regionalism at the pandemic surge and the challenges and opportunities this situation has opened for regional and international cooperation. Authors analyze the role of extra-regional powers and traditional regional leaders during the pandemic, identifying the extent to which regional cooperation has been possible across several policy agendas. They argue that fragmented visions of regionalism, ideological polarization, and weak leadership, has prevailed from before the pandemic which, accompanied by adverse interactions among major powers, has ensured that cooperation has remained bilateral rather than regional. Ultimately all these factors have created a complex scenario in which disintegration dynamics have emerged, darkening, even more, the South American regional panorama. Regional and International Cooperation in South America After COVID will be an invaluable resource for students, scholars and policy specialists of regionalism and regional integration, Latin American studies, international relations and international political economy.

Elecciones y cambio de élites en América Latina, 2014 y 2015

Elecciones y cambio de élites en América Latina, 2014 y 2015
Author: Manuel ALCÁNTARA SÁEZ
Publisher: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2016-06-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 8490126089

El presente volumen aborda el análisis de los procesos electorales de ámbito presidencial y legislativo celebrados en América Latina en el bienio 2014-2105. Se trata de elecciones celebradas en once países cuyo estudio se desarrolla en igual número de capítulos. Se cubren comicios simultáneos a ambas instancias en Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panamá y Uruguay. En El Salvador y en Colombia, aunque se celebraron en tiempos distintos, ambos tipos de comicios se consideran en el mismo capítulo; allí, las presidenciales precedieron a las legislativas con un año de diferencia en el primer país y las legislativas antecedieron por tres meses a las presidenciales en el segundo. Se recogen también en capítulos independientes las elecciones únicamente legislativas de México y Venezuela. Si bien el criterio temporal siempre puede calificarse de caprichoso en este caso sigue la preocupación iniciada hace ocho años de dar cumplida cuenta del acontecer electoral en la región, en el ámbito de los dos poderes representativos del Estado por excelencia. En efecto, este volumen da continuidad a anteriores trabajos. El bienio aquí analizado da cabida a un nivel promedio de elecciones presidenciales, si se tiene en cuenta el acumulado en la región desde hace 30 años, por lo cual es representativo del quehacer político latinoamericano. Así, la Tabla 1 recoge las 117 elecciones presidenciales que se han llevado a cabo en la región entre 19861 y 2015 cuyo resultado no fue cuestionado; su media es de cuatro procesos electorales por año y aquí el número de elecciones que se recogen son nueve.

International Security and Democracy

International Security and Democracy
Author: Jorge I. Dominguez
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages: 361
Release: 1998-03-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0822975009

Dominguez has drawn together fifteen leading scholars on international relations and comparative politics from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, thus bringing to bear varying national perspectives from several corners of the hemisphere to analyze the intersection between regional security issues and the democracy building process in Latin America.

Regionalism and Global Economic Integration

Regionalism and Global Economic Integration
Author: William D. Coleman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134716273

This scholarly and interdisciplinary volume sheds much needed light on the realtionship between national policies, regional integration patterns and the wider global setting. It covers regional patterns in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Individual chapters focus on topics ranging from industrial or financial policies to social welfare regimes, as well as broader assessments and comparisons of regional arrangements in a global context. The chapters point to the diversity of regional patterns in the world economy and the continuing importance of national regulatory structures, yet they also point to the common pressures of globalisation felt by all, especially in the domain of capital markets. With broad coverage and clear but sophisticated analysis this new book will be vital reading to all those seeking to clarify their understanding of the contemporary regional/global paradox.