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The Regionalization of Security: A Comparative Analysis

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Effective Multilateralism

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This chapter considers the place of security regionalization in contemporary discussions of multilateralism and global governance. It takes as a starting point the recently observed and widely commented upon increase in regionalization — an imprecise term that needs clarification — and its relation to the contemporary security domain. It examines the different processes and practices that have characterized this movement towards regionalization, including the various institutional forms that it has given rise to and considers their wider relationship with the concern of this volume, effective multilateralism. It explores the claim that increased security regionalization has introduced changes to the multilateral system, and considers what effect this turn to regionalization has produced.

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Fawcett, L. (2013). The Regionalization of Security: A Comparative Analysis. In: Prantl, J. (eds) Effective Multilateralism. St Antony’ Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137312983_3

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