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"Arab regionalism details and examines the power relations involved in the making of an Arab region. On an empirical level, this book concentrates on the drawing of topographic and ideational boundaries in the Arab region, on Arab regional organizations, on the functional cooperation among Arab states and institutions, and on the socio-cultural infra-structure that supports the Arab region making process, with a strong focus on post-1990 dynamics. On a theoretical level, this work makes a case for the analytical autonomy of "Arab" regionalism (as opposed to regionalism in the Middle East or in the Mediterranean) and for the necessity of approaching it as an actual process instead of a failed project. The attitude of debasement and erasure towards Arab regionalism that is common-place in the field of regional studies is replaced in this book for the acknowledgment that there is much more political coordination, economic cooperation and social integration in the Arab region than has previously been assumed. Providing a fresh perspective on Arab regionalism, this book will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers with an interest in Regionalism, Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations."-- [Provided by publisher]
"Arab regionalism details and examines the power relations involved in the making of an Arab region. On an empirical level, this book concentrates on the drawing of topographic and ideational boundaries in the Arab region, on Arab regional organizations, on the functional cooperation among Arab states and institutions, and on the socio-cultural infra-structure that supports the Arab region making process, with a strong focus on post-1990 dynamics. On a theoretical level, this work makes a case for the analytical autonomy of "Arab" regionalism (as opposed to regionalism in the Middle East or in the Mediterranean) and for the necessity of approaching it as an actual process instead of a failed project. The attitude of debasement and erasure towards Arab regionalism that is common-place in the field of regional studies is replaced in this book for the acknowledgment that there is much more political coordination, economic cooperation and social integration in the Arab region than has previously been assumed. Providing a fresh perspective on Arab regionalism, this book will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers with an interest in Regionalism, Middle Eastern Politics and International Relations"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Different approaches to regionalism in IR
• Regionalism from a teleological perspective
• Regionalism from a post-structuralist perspective
• 2. power
• knowledge nexus in region making
• There are no regions out there to be discovered
• To define, as to name, is to conquer
• Rethinking the idea of the doomed Arab region
• Arab region makers from a post-structuralist perspective
• 3. Borders of meaning in the Arab region
• Interpreting the meaning of being Arab
• Arab nationalism and the politicization of Arab identity
• politics of Arab/non-Arab distinction
• LAS and the Arab region's frontier-effects
• Concluding remarks
• 4. political economy of Arab regionalism
• Arab economic regionalism from the 1950s to the 1990s
• Greater Arab Free Trade Area
• "Agadir" Agreement
• Concluding remarks

• 5. regionalization of Arab capital
• Arab-to-Arab official development assistance: Arab ODA
• Arab-to-Arab foreign direct investment: Arab FDI
• enduring value of Arab remittances: Arab labour markets
• Concluding remarks
• 6. Moving across the Arab region
• Not just about money: the human element of Arab labour migration
• Forced migration: Arab refugees in neighbouring Arab states
• Tourism and education: Arab money is always welcome
• Concluding remarks
• 7. Arab(ic) public sphere
• Arab media landscape
• Popular manifestations of Arab communality I literature and cinema
• Popular manifestations of Arab communality II Arabs on TV
• Concluding remarks.

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Author/Creator:

Ferabolli, Silvia , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Arab regionalism: a post-structural perspective [by Ferabolli, S.]

Related Series:

Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics; [volume] 70

Subjects:

Regionalism — Arab countries

Regionalism — Middle East

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

DS36.2 .F47 2015

ISBNs:

1317658035
9781317658030
9781138787803 [Invalid]
1138787809 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

891449969

Other Control Numbers:

853909 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12092370