economic order
– Globalization my be expressed through regionalization
B. Divergent trends
(regionalization as a challenge or response to globalization)
– Regionalization might stem from ab reaction and challenges to the amorphous undemocratic and inexorable economic rules of globalization – The drive towards the formation of regions might be also motivated by the denial of a single universal culture (and ideology) and the promotion of alternative or pluralistic forms of social and political organizations other than the nation-states at the regional level.
C. Overlapping trends (regionalization and globalization as parallel processes) – World economy encompasses the trends of both regionalization
and globalization – International (global) security arena is more difficult to assesse the coexistence of security communities and security complexes without an overall dimension of global security
– Regionalization and globalization might act as parallel or overlapping processes in the two issue areas of economics and security.
4.11. Regionalization, Globalization and the State • Bringing the forces of nationalism and the possible roles of the nation-state, we can get the following possible linkages between regionalization,
globalization and the state 1.
nation-states oppose
globalization (Divergent trends) nationalism and the formation of new states are encouraged by the forces of
globalization (Convergent trends)
3.
nation-states
oppose the forces of regionalization (divergent trends) nationalism and the nation-states can be strengthened through
regionalism(convergent trends)
5.
regionalization
coexists with nationalism and with globalization overlapping trends)
6.
nation-states mediate between trends of regionalization and globalization overlapping trends)
7.
nation-states oppose
globalization through regionalization (divergent trends)
