Systems, Identities, Interests, and Institutions: Regionalism in Comparative Perspective
Systems, Identities, Interests, and Institutions: Regionalism in Comparative Perspective

Author(s): Takayuki Ito
Subject(s): Politics, Regional Geography, Governance, International relations/trade
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: region; integration; east; west; systems; identities; institutions;
Summary/Abstract: There are two significant processes going on in the world today: globalization and democratization. Capital, labor, and goods flow freely across national borders. New international players that are mostly beyond the control of national governments are also pushing their way onto the domestic scene. On the other hand, there is a great tide of democratization, a “Third Wave of Democratization” according to Samuel Huntington.1 Are they compatible?

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