Democratic Participation in Armed Conflict ― Military Involvement in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq

How are global crises, such as the current financial crisis, responded and dealt with? What are the consequences? Are there any links between regionalism and global crises in terms of stimuli, processes, and consequences? This edited volume brings together a range of examples to illustrate the development and importance of regional actors in the global governance of the political economy.

Regionalising Global Crises highlights the regional level dynamics that exacerbate or contribute to solving the global economic crisis. It also explores the potential for change in the governance of the global political economy and international financial architecture by assessing the current and past financial crises through regional lenses. In particular, it addresses the debates that have emerged on the roles of regions and regional actors by undertaking empirical investigation of the impact of the crises on Africa, Europe, BRICS, and East Asia and their reactions to those events. As such it will provide an important empirical and methodological resource for students, researchers and practitioners with an interest in regional actors, comparative regionalism and international political economy.

Toni Haastrup is Lecturer in International Security at the University of Kent, UK. Prior to joining Kent, she was a Fellow in the Politics and International Studies Department, University of Warwick. She has recently published a monograph on security cooperation between regional institutions. She is also the author of several articles and book chapters on regional governance.

Yong-Soo Eun is Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Incheon National University (INU), South Korea. Before joining INU, he has worked at the University of Warwick as a Research Fellow. He has published articles in scholarly journals including PS: Political Science and Politics, Review of International Studies, and Political Studies Reviews.