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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828289903321

Titolo

Civil society and world regions : how citizens are reshaping regional governance in times of crisis / / edited by Lorenzo Fioramonti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-1406-5

0-7391-8711-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FioramontiLorenzo

Disciplina

323/.042

Soggetti

Civil society

Social movements

Political participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

10 Civil Society and Regional Integration in West Africa11 Transnational Civil Society and Regionalism in the Arab World; Index; About the Editor; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>Supranational regionalism and regional integration have for a long time been top-down processes, led by the few and imposed on the many. The role of citizens, especially those active in civil society, has been neglected by scholars, students, and commentators of regionalism. In reaction to the prevalence of these top-down models, a "new regionalism" approach has proliferated in the past few years. This book aims to further develop such a research agenda by providing an up-to-date overview of the contribution of civil society to world regionalism, from Europe to Africa, Asia, and th