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How does the regionalism shape the world politics? Explain with examples.

  • UPSC 2016
  • 15 marks
  • Regionalisation of World Politics

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Regionalism is a deliberate, state-led policy of cooperation among neighbours through institutions. Joseph S. Nye (International Regionalism, 1968) defined a region as a limited number of states linked by geography and a degree of mutual interdependence. It differs from regionalisation, the market-driven growth of regional flows. Peter J. Katzenstein (A World of Regions, 2005) and…

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  • 1. Turning rivals into security communities
  • 2. Reshaping the global economy
  • 3. Giving states collective bargaining power
  • 4. Exporting norms and rules
  • 5. Structuring great-power competition
  • 6. Creating its own failures and exits
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