Towards Open Regionalism in South East Europe

by Paul Stubbs (Editor)

This volume presents a series of interlinked reflections on the possibilities and problems of emergent forms of regional cooperation in South East Europe (SEE). Taking diverse themes, such as the economy, crime, borders, culture, and civil society, the contributors explore some of the facets of "open regionalism," consisting of multi-actor, multi-level, and multi-scalar processes producing a complex geometry of interlocking networks. The book situates "new regionalism" in SEE in the historical context of the legacies of Yugoslavia and the wars of the Yugoslav succession. Contemporary processes of Europeanization in relation to SEE are also examined as complex, contingent, and radically unfinished. The book moves beyond the constraints of objectivist notions of regionalism as consisting of sets of relations between sovereign nation states, to address complex constructions of meaning and place. (Series: Southeast European Integration Perspectives - Vol. 6)

225 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2012