Bulletin n. 1/2015 | ||
June 2015 | ||
Caballero Santos Sergio |
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Identity in Mercosur: Regionalism and Nationalism | ||
in Global Governance , vol. 21, n. 1, january-march , 2015 , 43-59 | ||
ABSTRACT: Two trends have historically competed in the Latin American region: a strong nationalist vision that originates in the nineteenth century with the construction of the nation-state, and the idea of a unifying project in the face of an “external enemy.” This article first provides an overview of these two notions by addressing the performance of the Southern Common Market in the past decade and highlighting the emergence of Mercosur's collective identity. Then, the role of ideas and identity is examined to analyze how it configures and constrains the decisionmaking process and how this role conditions the regional identity. Finally, a reflection on the collective identity as it relates to Mercosur is offered. | ||