Regionalism in the Global South: Mercosur and ECOWAS in trade and democracy protection

Júnior, Haroldo Ramanzini; Luciano, Bruno Theodoro

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“…Furthermore, the opening of institutional spaces for social participation can make regional integration less dependent or vulnerable to changes in political/partisan contexts. This makes regionalism less state-centric – something particularly relevant to regionalism in the Global South, characterized by low levels of economic interdependence (Ramanzini Junior and Luciano, 2020).…”

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“…After examining the development and challenges for civil society actors in Mercosur and the SADC, this section provides a comparative assessment of the two cases by offering an adjustable comparative framework to understand the particular dynamics of regionalism in the Global South (Ramanzini Junior and Luciano, 2020). Inspired by previous comparative analysis of civil society in African regionalism (Reinold, 2019), our comparison will draw on the following elements: regional institutional design, member states’ support for societal participation, and civil society resources.…”

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Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and SADC

Ramanzini

Luciano

2021

International Area Studies Review

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The aim of this article is to analyse the involvement of civil society in regional integration organizations through a comparative analysis of social/civil society channels in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). We seek to analyse the level of openness and the trajectory of both blocs in relation to civil society participation. The instruments and strategies employed by civil society actors in both regions are contrasted, aiming to understand how prominent and successful they have been in terms of influencing the decision-making processes of Mercosur and the SADC, which have been traditionally marked by their intergovernmental and interpresidential characters. We argue that civil society involvement in regionalism is shaped by regional institutional design, member states’ support for societal participation and civil society resources. Thus, this article seeks to contribute to the comparative regionalism literature, setting out an analytical comparative framework for assessing the role of civil society in regional organizations from the Global South.

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Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and SADC

Ramanzini

Luciano

2021

International Area Studies Review

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“…Recent cases of democratic breakdown in Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua have demonstrated that democracy is not guaranteed in the region. Most of the literature considers that regionalism played an important role in the democratic consolidation in South America from the 1990s onwards, either through the contribution of hemispheric organisations like the Organisation of American States (OAS), or through the performance of sub‐regional organisations like the Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR, Southern Common Market) and the Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR, Union of South American Nations) (Palestini, 2020; Ramanzini Junior and Luciano, 2020). The prevailing understanding is that interstate cooperation ensured democracy consolidation through regional trade blocs and the institutional commitment in defence of democratic regimes (Steves, 2001).…”

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The Quest for Syntony: Democracy and Regionalism in South America

Ramanzini

Mariano

Gonçalves

2021

Bull Latin American Res

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This article analyses how the issue of democracy protection has been incorporated into South American regionalism. It shows the motivation for building Democracy Clauses in regionalism and identify the challenges for its implementation. From 1985 to 2008, there was a progressive insertion of instruments related to democracy protection. Between 2009 and 2015 efforts were aimed at expanding regional autonomy to deal with political crises. As of 2016–2020 democracy has been used as an element of division between states. We identify the factors that help explain the changes observed which have resulted in the weakening of regionalism's contribution to democracy.

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The Challenges for Building Regional Integration in the Global South

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Regionalism in the Global South: Mercosur and ECOWAS in trade and democracy protection

Cited by 11 publications

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Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and SADC

Regional (dis)integration beyond governments: A comparison in social and civil society participation between Mercosur and SADC

The Quest for Syntony: Democracy and Regionalism in South America

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