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A Political Sociology of Regionalisms

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98434-6

ISBN: 978-3-319-98433-9

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 9, 2019

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Chapter 1Introduction: Comparative Regionalism, Why Bother (Again?)

Parthenay, Kevin

Pages: 1 –16

[Comparative regionalism has generated a massive academic production. Before starting a journey within what has become an established field of research, it is necessary to recall the reasons that justify an additional contribution. This introduction aims at drawing a general picture of how...
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Chapter 2Comparative Regionalism: Tracing the Field’s Consolidation

Parthenay, Kevin

Pages: 17 –37

[The encapsulation of comparative regionalism as a “field” implies a common understanding of what is meant by regionalism. In that respect, the ontological exercise has produced an infinite number of definitions and conceptual developments. Added and linked to the ontological debate, the field...
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Chapter 3A Political Sociology to Compare Regionalisms: The Intellectual Legacy

Parthenay, Kevin

Pages: 39 –57

[New light on the study of regionalisms is shed through a specific epistemological stance which emerged as an extension of international relations debates as well as from public policy analysis, particularly promoted by French scholars. The political sociology of regionalism comes at the...
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Chapter 4A Political Sociology to Compare Regionalisms: The Analytical Framework

Parthenay, Kevin

Pages: 59 –79

[While considering regionalism as a political and social international phenomenon, several avenues for research are being explored: the relational dimension (interactions), the social characteristics and collective beliefs of agents, and their practices. To achieve that purpose, regional...
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Chapter 5A Political Sociology to Compare Regionalisms: A Methodological Approximation

Parthenay, Kevin

Pages: 81 –102

[The methodological side of comparative regionalism has often been minimized. The adoption of a political sociology approach involves rethinking the research strategy in depth and drawing a more qualitative, even inductive, framework of research. That enables us to start from the ground up to...
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Chapter 6Conclusion

Parthenay, Kevin

Pages: 103 –108

[The political sociology of regionalisms offers insightful perspectives for comparisons. In this concluding chapter, we synthetize the general proposal, underline the necessity of academic collaborations to consolidate a research agenda, and identify some limits that constitute future challenges...

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