World-Regional Social Policy and Global Governance: New research and policy agendas in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America

283 Pages·2009·2.66 MB·English

by  Bob Deacon (editor), Maria Cristina Macovei (editor), Luk Van Langenhove (editor), Nicola Yeates (editor)

World- Regional Social Policy and
Global Governance
This volume explores the case and the prospects for the development of world- regional
social policies as integral elements of a pluralistic, equitable and effective system of
global governance.
Focusing on transnational regionalism, this book examines the trajectory and crossing
over of the three strands of scholarly analysis within the past decade which have given
rise to this volume: the perceived negative impact of neo-l iberal globalization upon
national social policy; the need for but the difficulty of securing reforms in the institutions
of global social governance; and the increasing salience of the world-r egional level of
governance in handling cross-b order issues.
The authors develop an intellectual and research agenda that will also inform the polit-
ical development of an international programme concerned with the social policy dimen-
sions of regional governance. Combining the perspectives and collective expertise of a
team of international scholars and activists, the book features:
• theoretical and policy cases for a focus on regionalism and social policy;
• a mapping and analysis of social policy dimensions of regional integration processes
and formations in four continents;
• an assessment of the regional dimensions of global agencies, in particular of the UN
(ILO, WHO, UNESCO, UNDP) including the approach to regional social policy of
the UN Regional Economic Commissions and Development Banks;
• an articulation of a multi-l evel conceptualization of global social governance within
which regional associations of countries play a significant part.
The book will be of interest to students and scholars of social policy, development
studies, international relations and political science, especially those focused on the public
policy dimensions of globalization, regionalization and international development.
Bob Deacon is Director of the Globalism and Social Policy Programme, Professor of
International Social Policy at the University of Sheffield, UK and Senior Visiting Fellow
attached to the Programme for Comparative Regional Integration Studies of the United
Nations University (UNU-C RIS) in Bruges. Luk Van Langenhove is Director of the Pro-
gramme for Comparative Regional Integration Studies of the United Nations University
and Vice-P resident of the International Social Science Council. Maria Cristina Macovei
is research officer of the UNU-C RIS programme. Nicola Yeates is Senior Lecturer in
Social Policy at the Open University in the UK. She is author and editor of key texts on
Global Social Policy including in 2008 Understanding Global Social Policy (Policy Press),
and co-editor of Global Social Policy (Sage).
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New research and policy agendas
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Policy America
Case studies from East to West Edited by Bob Deacon,
Edited by Paul G. Harris Maria Cristina Macovei,
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Edited by Peter Nyers
World- Regional Social Policy
and Global Governance
New research and policy agendas in
Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America
Edited by Bob Deacon,
Maria Cristina Macovei,
Luk Van Langenhove and
Nicola Yeates
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p. cm. – (Routledge advances in international relations and global
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1. Social policy. 2. Regionalism (International organization) 3.
International agencies. 4. Globalization–Social aspects. I. Deacon, Bob.
HN18.3.W665 2009
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Contents
List of illustrations xi
List of contributors xii
Foreword xiii
Acknowledgements xv
List of abbreviations xvi
Introduction 1
NICOLA YEATES, BOB DEACON, LUK VAN LANGENHOVE
AND MARIA CRISTINA MACOVEI
PART I
The case for regionalism with a strong social dimension 7
1 Regional formations and global governance 9
LUK VAN LANGENHOVE AND MARIA CRISTINA MACOVEI
2 Globalization, regional integration and social policy 27
NICOLA YEATES AND BOB DEACON
3 Regional social policy from above: international organizations
and regional social policy 40
BOB DEACON AND MARIA CRISTINA MACOVEI
4 Regional social policy from below: reclaiming regional
integration: social movements and civil society organizations
as key protagonists 63
CECILIA OLIVET AND BRID BRENNAN