This book analyzes Latin American regional integration with a novel conceptual approach grounded in extensive field research. Using the UNASUR (Unión de Naciones Suramericanas) as a case study, the author investigates the process of policy-making in regional public policy fields in South America. The project focuses on intergovernmental structures of regional organizations as an institutional framework for a variety of independent processes in regions. It also challenges the perspective of democratic states as unitary actors and seeks to analyze the factors which favor or obstruct regional processes in different policy-fields. This work will appeal to researchers, graduate students and anyone interested in Latin American politics and policy-making.

Focuses on intergovernmental structures of regional organizations as an institutional framework in South America Systematically compares different policy fields within regional organizations. Contributes to the understanding of regional governance in terms of institutional development and political-administrative processes Analyzes Regional Policy-Making in terms of Social Development

Autorentext

Anne Marie Hoffmann is Deputy Head at Research and Transfer Centre "Sustainability and Climate Change Management" in Hamburg, Germany.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Regional Governance in South America.- 2. Chapter 2: Public Policies in Regional Integration Theory.- 3. Chapter 3: Policy Studies and Regional Public Policy-Making.- 4. Chapter 4: The Case of UNASUR.- 5. Chapter 5: Regional Organizations in South America.- 6. Chapter 6: Regional Public Policy-Making in Sectoral Councils.- 7. Chapter 7: Policy-Making in UNASUR Councils - Comparative Analysis.- 8. Conclusion: Regional Governance in South America