Bulletin n. 3/2008
February 2009
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Serbin Andrés
    América del Sur en un mundo multipolar: ¿ es la Unasur la alternativa?
    in Nueva Sociedad , 219 ,  2009 ,  145-156
    Two leaderships play a fundamental role in South America and define two different visions of regional integration.On the one hand, is that of Hugo Chávez with its geopolitical and military perspective and, on the other, the careful diplomacy based on the development of the economy and trade, promoted by Brazil, which has found its most ambitious expression in Unasur. This second strategy appears to prevail over the first, as can be appreciated with the role of the new organization in the Bolivian crisis. This article sustains that Unasur could become an effective instance for confronting regional problems and replace the Organization of American States (oas) where the United States continues to play a crucial role. Nevertheless, it is argued, this new institution needs to develop an institutional structure capable of sustaining its decisions over time.
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