Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?

This article reports on the main conclusions of an ambitious handbook project (Handbook on Regional Cooperation and Integration, published by Edward Elgar). The handbook answers three fundamental questions: Why is regional cooperation needed? Where (and how) has it been implemented? What does the em...

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Autor principal: De Lombaerde, Philippe
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales de Rosario, CERIR 2026
Materias:
Cooperación Internacional
Integración Regional
Gobernanza Multinivel
Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales
International Cooperation
Regional Integration
Multilevel Governance
International Relations Theory
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spelling I15-R209-article-1992026-01-02T00:24:53Z Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What? Cooperación e integración regional: ¿por qué? ¿dónde? ¿y para qué? De Lombaerde, Philippe Cooperación Internacional Integración Regional Gobernanza Multinivel Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales International Cooperation Regional Integration Multilevel Governance International Relations Theory This article reports on the main conclusions of an ambitious handbook project (Handbook on Regional Cooperation and Integration, published by Edward Elgar). The handbook answers three fundamental questions: Why is regional cooperation needed? Where (and how) has it been implemented? What does the empirical evidence tell us about its effectiveness and impact? It is shown that there are strong normative theoretical arguments in favour of regional cooperation in various policy fields, based on a variety of criteria, and in consonance with the realities of multi-level governance and the subsidiarity principle. It is shown that regional cooperation and integration have been implemented all over the world, be it in a variety of forms and modalities. It is finally shown that there is solid empirical evidence on the beneficial effects of regional cooperation or integration for citizens in several areas, even if these effects are sometimes conditional on accompanying factors; in some cases, the evidence is mixed or inconclusive. Este artículo presenta las principales conclusiones de un ambicioso proyecto de manual (Manual sobre cooperación e integración regional, publicado por Edward Elgar). El manual responde a tres preguntas fundamentales: ¿Por qué es necesaria la cooperación regional? ¿Dónde (y cómo) se ha aplicado? ¿Qué nos dice la evidencia empírica sobre su eficacia y su impacto? Se demuestra que existen sólidos argumentos teóricos normativos a favor de la cooperación regional en diversos ámbitos de política, basados en una variedad de criterios y en consonancia con las realidades de la gobernanza multinivel y el principio de subsidiariedad. Se demuestra que la cooperación y la integración regionales se han implementado en todo el mundo, aunque sea en diversas formas y modalidades. Por último, se demuestra que existe evidencia empírica sólida sobre los efectos beneficiosos de la cooperación o la integración regional para los ciudadanos en varios ámbitos, aunque estos efectos a veces dependen de factores complementarios; en algunos casos, la evidencia es contradictoria o no concluyente. Centro de Estudios en Relaciones Internacionales de Rosario, CERIR 2026-01-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://revista-mici.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistamici/article/view/199 Revista Integración y Cooperación Internacional; Núm. 42 (2026); 26-46 1852-9798 spa https://revista-mici.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revistamici/article/view/199/140 Derechos de autor 2026 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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topic Cooperación Internacional
Integración Regional
Gobernanza Multinivel
Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales
International Cooperation
Regional Integration
Multilevel Governance
International Relations Theory
spellingShingle Cooperación Internacional
Integración Regional
Gobernanza Multinivel
Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales
International Cooperation
Regional Integration
Multilevel Governance
International Relations Theory
De Lombaerde, Philippe
Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?
topic_facet Cooperación Internacional
Integración Regional
Gobernanza Multinivel
Teoría de las Relaciones Internacionales
International Cooperation
Regional Integration
Multilevel Governance
International Relations Theory
author De Lombaerde, Philippe
author_facet De Lombaerde, Philippe
author_sort De Lombaerde, Philippe
title Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?
title_short Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?
title_full Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?
title_fullStr Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?
title_full_unstemmed Regional Cooperation and Integration: Why? Where? and So What?
title_sort regional cooperation and integration: why? where? and so what?
description This article reports on the main conclusions of an ambitious handbook project (Handbook on Regional Cooperation and Integration, published by Edward Elgar). The handbook answers three fundamental questions: Why is regional cooperation needed? Where (and how) has it been implemented? What does the empirical evidence tell us about its effectiveness and impact? It is shown that there are strong normative theoretical arguments in favour of regional cooperation in various policy fields, based on a variety of criteria, and in consonance with the realities of multi-level governance and the subsidiarity principle. It is shown that regional cooperation and integration have been implemented all over the world, be it in a variety of forms and modalities. It is finally shown that there is solid empirical evidence on the beneficial effects of regional cooperation or integration for citizens in several areas, even if these effects are sometimes conditional on accompanying factors; in some cases, the evidence is mixed or inconclusive.
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